高三英语下学期尖子生专题训练试题五.docx

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高三英语下学期尖子生专题训练试题五

2019-2020年高三英语下学期尖子生专题训练试题（五）

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whenyou'reonthego,yourbestfriendandresourcecanbeyourphone.Intheageofsmartphones,appsarelikeguidingstars:

Theycanpointyouintherightdirectionforahotel,listexpenses,sendpostcards,andmuchmore.Whenusedtogether,theseappscanbethebasictraveltool,placingawealthofinformationatyourfingertipsnomatterwhereyouareontheplanet. U.S.News Travel haspickedtheessentialtravelapps,knownfortheirutilityandreliability.Bestofall,theycostabsolutelynothing.

TripIt

YourPersonalTravelAgent

Beyourowntravelagentandplaneverydetailofyourtrip—fromcarrentaltoacadatingrestaurants—with TripIt.Youcanmaketravelschedulebyhand,orsimplyforwardtheemailconfirmationsofyourflight,rentalcar,traintickets,andhotelstoplans.

WeatherFree

YourGo-ToMeteorologist（气象学者）

Stoptryingtoexplaintheweatherforecastontheeveningnews（particularlywhenit'sinaforeignlanguage）.The WeatherFree appinformsyou（inEnglish）oftheclimateinvariouslocations.Itfea

turesthelocalweather,andotherkeyfactorsthatwillinformyourdecisionaboutwhattowearbeforesteppingoutside.

Goby

YourEventGuru

Whenyou'reinaforeigncity,yousometimeslookaroundandask:

Whereareallthepeople?

Goby hastheanswer.Thisapppinpointstheneighborhoodhotspots（includingmuseums,hotels,eateries,andmore）inyourneighborhood.Butitstruevalueesinfindingnearbyevents.You'lldiscoverconcerts,plays,andmorerightaroundthecorner.

21.WhatistheadvantageofusingtravelappspickedbytheU.S.News Travel?

A.Theycansolveanyproblemyoueacross.

B.Theyreduceyourtravelbudget.

C.Theyexerciseyourfingertips.

D.Theyarereliableandfreeofcharge.

22.Withthehelpofthetravelappsusedtogether,travelerscandothefollowingthingsEXCEPT__________.

A.rentacarB.decidewhattowear

C.lookforafriendwhiletravelingD.findthenearbymuseums

23.Wherearethereaderslikelytoreadthepassageabove?

A.InageographytextbookB.Inascienceandtechnologymagazine

C.OnapopularwebsiteD.Inabusinessreport

B

BornintheStateofNewYorkonMay14th,1984,MarkZuckerbergwasaninstantsuccess.Inhishighschoolyears,hewasconsideredoneoftopstudentsintheclassics,beforemovingintothearts,sciences,andliterature,againpickinguphighmarksandreceivingacademicpraise.ItearnedhimadmissiontoHarvardUniversity.

Asarebelliousyetrelativelyquietstudent,hecreatedawebsitecalledFacemashintheuniversity–aninstantlycontroversialwebsitethatencouragedstudentstorateeachotherbasedonappearance.

Thesitewascontroversialforseveralreasons.Thefirstwasitsillegaluseofphotographs,whichtheuniversityandstudentstookissuewith.Thesecondwasitscontroversialnature–noteverystudentlikebeingrankedbasedontheirappearance.Thethirdwasitshugeresourceuse–whileitwashostedonHarvardservers,itwasthemostpopularpageintheuniversity’sentirenetwork.

Zuckerbergwassoonforcedtoshutthesitedown,butitspopularityandcontroversyhadmadehimconsideritsfuturepotential.HesoonturnedthesimplesiteintoapersonaloneforHarvardstudents,encouragingthemtonetworkwiththeirpeersatthecollege.Itwasthen,togetherwithhistwofriends,thattheylaunched“TheFacebook”,whichimmediatelyspreadtoothercollegesand grewintoapublicservicethatanyonecouldaccessintheUnitedStates,whethertonetworkwithfriendsandfamily,ortoplaygames.

Thepanyhasbeencriticizedfrequently,nevertheless,Zuckerberghasremainedtruetohisinitialvision–tocreateawebsitethattheentireworldcanusetomunicateopenlyandeasilywithoneanotherandtokeeptheuserexperiencecleanandpure.Theendresultisoneoftheworld’sbiggestonlinebusi

nesses.

Althoughitstruevalueisdebatable,it’ssafetosaythatFacebook,anditscreatorMarkZuckerberg,aretwoofthetwenty-firstcentury’smostinfluential,controversial,andpotentiallypowerfulfigures.      

24.WhenMarkZuckerbergwasastudent,he_____________________.

A.wasoftenpraisedbyteachersforthewebsitehecreated

B.hadgoodacademicperformance

C.alonecreatedawebsitecalledFacebook

D.encouragedstudentstosetupbusinesslikehim

25.ThereasonwhyZuckerbergshutthesitedownwasprobablythat__________.

A.hiswebsitewasnotpopular

B.hewasdoubtedforthewayheusedphotographs

C.heneededtimetoreconsiderhischoice

D.hestoleresourceonHarvardserver

26.WhichwordscanbestdescribeZuckerberg?

A.easy-goingandsmart.B.quietandshy.

C.talentedandoutgoing.D.rebelliousandcreative.

27.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe________________.

A.MarkZuckerbergandhisFacebookB.TheFoundationofFacebook

C.ATalentfromHarvardUniversityD.TheDevelopmentofFacebook

C

Haveyoueverfoundyourselfinthissituation:

Youhearasongyouusedtosingwhenyouwereachild–abitofnostalgia（怀旧）or“blastfromthepast,”aswesay.Butitisnotadistantchildhoodmemory.Thewordsebacktoyouasclearlyaswhenyousangthemallthoseyearsago.

ResearchersattheUniversityofEdinburghstudiedtherelationshipbetweenmusicandrememberingaforeignlanguage.Theyfoundthatrememberingwordsinasongwasthebestwaytorememberevenoneofthemostdifficultlanguages.

Hereiswhattheydid.Researcherstook60adultsandrandomlydividedthemintothreegroupsof20.Thentheygavethegroupsthreedifferenttypesof“listen-and-repeat”learningconditions.Researchershadonegroupsimplyspeakthewords.Theyhadthesecondgroupspeakthewordstoarhythm,orbeat.Andtheyaskedthethirdgrouptosingthewords.

AllthreegroupsstudiedwordsfromtheHungarianlanguagefor15minutes.Thentheytookpartinaseriesoflanguageteststoseewhattheyremembered.

WhyHungarian,youask?

ResearcherssaidtheychoseHungarianbecausenotmanypeopleknowthelanguage.ItdoesnotshareanyrootswithGermanicorRomancelanguages,suchasItalianorSpanish.Afterthetestswereover,thesingerscameoutontop.ThepeoplewholearnedthesenewH

ungarianwordsbysingingthemshowedahigheroverallperformance.Theydidthebestinfouroutoffiveofthetests.Theyalsoperformedtwotimesbetterthanthosewhosimplylearnedthewordsbyspeakingthem.

Dr.KatieOverysayssingingcouldleadtonewwaystolearnaforeignlanguage.Thebrainlikestorememberthingswhentheyarecontainedinacatchy3,ormemorable4,tune5.

Dr.Ludkesaidthefindingscouldhelpthosewhostruggletolearnforeignlanguages.OntheUniversityofEdinburgh’swebsiteDr.Ludkewrites,“Thisstudyprovidesthefirstexperimentalevidencethatalisten-and-repeatsingingmethodcansupportforeignlanguagelearning,andopensthedoorforfutureresearchinthisarea.”

28.The“song”mentionedinthefirstparagraphisintendedto__________.

A.recallthepastB.attractthereaders

C.introducethetopicD.parethechildhoodwiththepresent

29.Accordingtothepassagewhichlanguagedoesn’tsharethesamerootwithGermanicorRomancelanguages?

A.HungarianB.SpanishC.ItalianD.English

30.Basedonthelasttwoparagraphs,wecanconcludethat__________

A.singingisthebestwaytolearnalanguage.

B.thebrainprobablyworksbestwhentheforeignlanguagelearnerssingthewords.

C.alisten-repeatmethodisveryeffectiveforanylanguagelearner.

D.Dr.KatieOveryandDr.Ludkedisagreewitheachother.

31.I

nwhichsituationcanthefindingoftheresearchbeapplied?

A.Amotherisgoingtoteachherbabyhowtospeak.

B.Achildisgoingtohavehisfirstmusiclesson.

C.AstudentisgoingtolearnanewEnglishsong.

D.AnAmericanisgoingtolearnsomeChinese.

D

“WaltDisneyWorldisbanningselfie-sticksfromitsthemeparksbecauseselfie-stickshavebeeagrowingsafetyconcernforbothourguestsandcast."DisneyWorldspokeswomanKimPruntysaid.

Underanewpolicy,whichtakeseffectTuesday,thepoleswon’tmakeitpastthebagcheckatanyDisneyWorldthemepark.Thesticksalsowon'tbeallowedinDisneyWorldwaterparksorDisneyQuest,agamingattractionatDowntownDisney.Selfie-

stickswillalsobeeforbiddenatDisneylandResortinCaliforniaonJune30.TheprohibitionbeginsatDisney'sparksinParisandHongKongonJuly1.

Guestswillbecheckedfortheequipmentduringtheroutinebagcheckthathappensneartheparks'entrances.Theywillhaveanoptionofturningintheirselfie-sticksforpick-uplaterortogobacktotheircarsorhotelroomstokeepthem.Visitorswillbetoldofthepolicyinlocationssuchastheparkinglotsandattheresort'shotels.TheprohibitionwillbeaddedtotheparkrulespostonDisneyWorld'swebsite.

TheissuehasbeenbuildingatDisney.Previously,thestickswereprohibitedfromitsrides,and"noselfie-sticks"signswereatselectrides,suchasBigThunderMountainRailroadatMagicKingdom.Castmembershavegivenoralwarningstorulebreakers.

Selfie-stickusersputsmartphonesandcamerasontheendsofpolestoextendtheirreach,frequentlycapturingtheme-parkmomentsthroughself-portraits.Thetoolshavebeenbannedinpublicplaces–includingsomemuseumsandstadiums–worldwideforobstructingviewsorcausingsafetyissues.

DisneyWorldalreadyprohibitsitemssuchasskateboards,inlineskates,wagon,foldingchairsandglasscontainers,accordingtoitsoff