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广东省名校联盟珠海一中中山纪中学年高二英语联考试题
广东省名校联盟(珠海一中、中山纪中)2020学年高二英语9月联考试题
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)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
TheNationalBeekeepingCentreWalesisafreeattractioninthecountrysidethatteacheschildrenabouttheimportanceofhoneybees–withthechancetotrylotsoflocalhoneys.
ThisfriendlyvisitorcentreisasupporterofWelshhoneybees,whichareincreasinglyunderthreatfromclimatechangeandlossofwildflowermeadows.Itraisesvisitors’awarenessofenvironmentalissuesandshowsthe4,000-yearhistoryofbeekeepingandhoney-making,fromtheancientEgyptianstotheRomans.AHive(蜂巢)Aidschemeletsyouadoptabeehive,andregularcourses(from£60perperson)trainnewgenerationsofbeekeepers.
Funfact
Beespollinate(授粉)aboutathirdofeverythingweeatandplayanimportantroleinsustainingourecosystems.Ineconomicterms,honeybeepollinationcouldbeworthupto£200mtotheUKalone.
Whataboutlunch?
NextdooristheFurnaceTearoom,partoftheBodnantWelshFoodCentre,whichserveslightbites–wraps(卷饼),fruitsalads(£7)andcoffee.AndthenearbyPavilionRestaurantattheNationalTrust’sBodnantGardenhascookedfood,includingbakedpotatoes(£5)anddailyspecialssuchaslocalcasseroles(焙盘)withbreadrolls(£6),pluscoffeeandcakes.
Exitthroughthegiftshop
Thereisarangeofbee-themedgiftsinourgiftshop,includingbeetoys(£2),woodenhoneycandy(£2)andaselectionofhoneysallmadebyWelshproducers(£5).ThebestsellingBodnanthoney(£8)goesfast.
Gettinghere
WearelocatedjustofftheA470ontheBodnantEstateintheConwyValley,and10minutesfromtheA55northWalescoastroad.FollowthebrownsignsjustafterBodnantGardens.
Valueformoney
Visitsandactivitiesforkidsarefree,thoughdonationsarewelcome.Tasterdays(from£60)andtheweekendbeekeepingcourse(£80perperson)areheldatAbergwyngregynvillage,10mileswestdowntheA55.
Openinghours
TheVisitorCentreopensdailyfrom10am-4pmbutitisvolunteer-run,sophoneaheadtocheck.ExpectlotsoffunactivitiesaroundtheannualConwyHoneyFair.
1.WhatdoweknowabouttheNationalBeekeepingCentreWales?
A.Itmakesmoneymainlybysellinglocalhoneys.
B.Itinvitesvisitorstoadoptabeehiveforfree.
C.It’saneducationalcenteraboutbeekeeping.
D.ItshowsvisitorsWales’longbeekeepinghistory.
2.Youcanbuy_______attheFurnaceTearoom.
A.breadrollsB.fruitsaladsC.bakedpotatoesD.localcasseroles
3.WhereistheNationalBeekeepingCentreWales?
A.InthevillageofAbergwyngregyn.
B.OppositeBodnantGardens.
C.OfftheA55Walescoastroad.
D.NexttotheA470ontheBodnantEstate.
4.Howmuchwouldyouhavetopayfortheweekendcourseandtwobeetoys?
A.£64B.£76C.£84D.£96
B
Recently,Iwasinterviewedbyaparentingmagazineforastoryitwasrunningoneco-parenting.
Thereporterexplainedthatitwasexpensivetobeaneco-parent,withorganicbabyfoodsandclothingtobuy.
ButItoldher.“I’msorry,buteco-parentingisn’taboutbuyingecologically-producedversionsofproductswethinkwemayneed.It’saboutdiscoveringwhatwedon’tneed.”
ItoldthereporteraboutmydaughterSarah’ssimplewishforapinkballoononherbirthday,butshefeltthatthingswouldinevitablychangeasSarahgrewupandadoptedmorematerialisticdesires.
IagreedthatSarahmaynotalwaysbeinterestedinsuchsimplegiftsasballoons,butIcouldn’tagreethatabirthdayneedstobeaboutmaterialisticdesires.
Tome,abirthdayisanopportunitytocelebratethelifeandthedevelopmentofaperson.
Doweneedtoseeatablecoveredwithgiftstoknowthatourfamilyandfriendsloveus?
Somewhereinourconsumerculture,we’veconfusedmaterialitemswithexpressionsofloveandgratitude.
Myownbirthdaywasjustafewdaysago.Itcameandwentinthemiddleofasnowstorm,andmybirthdaypartywascanceled.WhilemyhusbandandIspentmuchofthedayclearingthesnow,Sarahmadesomelittledollsforme.
Andwhenwecameintorest,UlaclimbedontomylapandsingHappyBirthday.
Throughouttheday,myfriendscalledtowishmeahappyday,andmymothercalled,upsetthatshecouldn’tvisit.
Later,myhusbandapologizedthathewasunabletodoanythingspecialformethatday.
“Ihadafantasticbirthday,”Ireplied,asIthoughtofalltheloveI’dfelt.
5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkeco-parentsshoulddoaccordingtothearticle?
A.Buyorganicfoodsandclothingfortheirkids.
B.Teachtheirkidstoprotecttheenvironment.
C.Trytoavoidbuyinguselessthingsfortheirkids.
D.Allowtheirkidstomaketheirownchoicesinlife.
6.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoexpresswithSarah’sstory?
A.Apinkballoonisthebestbirthdaygiftforgirls.
B.Kids’materialdesirewillchangeastheygrowup.
C.Wedon’thavetoexpressourlovewithexpensivegifts.
D.Abirthdayisagoodoccasionforustoexpressourlove.
7.Whydidtheauthorthinkthatherbirthdaywasfantastic?
A.Herhusbanddidsomethingspecialforher.
B.Manyfriendscameandcelebrateditwithher.
C.Shereceivedmeaningfulgiftsfromherchildren.
D.Shefeltalotoflovefromherfamilyandfriends.
C
TheWorldHealthOrganizationrecentlysaidthatitplannedtoaddgamingdisordertoitsnewlistofdiseaseclassifications,angeringthegamingindustrybutpleasingdoctorswhohopeitmaymaketreatmentmoreeasilyavailable.
SomeUSexpertssaiditwouldmakelittledifferencewhenitcomestohelpingpeoplewiththedisorder,althoughotherssaiditwouldbringattentiontoadisorderthatpeoplesometimesdon’trecognize.
Manyofusenjoyvideogames,butdoesplayingourfavoritegameforacoupleofhourseverynightmeanwe’resufferingfromgamingdisorder?
NotaccordingtotheWHO.
ThesymptomslistedbytheWHOincludealackofcontrolovergaming,treatinggamingmoreseriouslythanotherlifeinterestsanddailyactivities,andcontinuingtoplaygamesdespitethenegativeconsequencesthatplayingthemmighthave.
“Thebehaviorpatternisenoughtoresultinsignificantdamagetoone’spersonal,family,orsociallife,theWHOsaid.
Meanwhile,DouglasGentileofIowaStateUniversityhascarriedoutinfluentialresearchintothecauseofgamingaddictioninyoungpeople.
“Iandmanyothershadassumedthatgamingisnotreallyaproblembutisasymptomofotherproblems,”hetoldNBCNews.Manyhadthoughtitwassimplyafailureofself-control.
Toseeifitwas,Gentile’steamstudiedagroupofchildrenwhohadbeengamingforseveralyears.
“Wefoundthatwhenkidsbecameaddicted,theiranxietyincreased…andtheirgradesdecreased,”Gentilesaid.
Whenkidswereabletobackofffromgaming,theirsymptomsdisappeared,headded.
GentilethinksmedicalorganizationsshouldpayattentiontotheWHO’sproposal.
“Thisisn’tanissueofopinion;it’sanissueofscience,”hesaid.
“Thisisamajorscientificandmedicalorganization.Theydon’tdothingslightlyandwithoutreason.”
DrPetrosLevounis,chairofpsychiatry(精神病学)attheNewJerseyMedicalSchoolatRutgersUniversity,saidthathehopedtheWHO’sproposalwouldleadtomoreresearchintoobsessivebehavioramongalltypesofpeople.
“Now,thereisrenewedinterestandexcitement,”hesaid.
8.WhichofthefollowingisasignofgamingdisorderaccordingtotheWHO?
A.Puttinggamesbeforeeverythingelse.
B.Playinggamesforseveralhourseverynight.
C.Havingnohobbiesbutplayinggames.
D.Keepingplayinguntilwinningthegames.
9.WhyisGentile’sresearchmentioned?
A.Toexplainthecauseofgamingaddiction.
B.Toshowtheimpactofgamingdisorder.
C.ToshowthereasonsbehindtheWHO’sdecision.
D.TointroducethestudythatinfluencedtheWHO’sproposal.
10.WhatdidLevounisthinkoftheWHO’sdecision?
A.Itneededfurtherresearchtomakeitmoreconvincing.
B.Itwoulddolittletohelppeoplewithgamingaddiction.
C.Itwouldencouragenewcuresforgamingdisorder.
D.Itwouldencouragestudiesaboutdiseasessimilartogamingdisorder.
11.What’sthearticlemainlyabout?
A.TheWHOdefininggamingdisorder.
B.Newresearchfindingsaboutgamingdisorder.
C.Thebenefitsofdefininggamingasadisease.
D.Thediscussionsaboutdefininggamingdisorderasadisease.
D
“Althoughweliveinanerawhereeverythingseemstobeavailableimmediately,ourstudysuggeststhattoday’skidscandelaygratificationlongerthanchildreninthe1960sand1980s,”saidUniversityofMinnesotapsychologistStephanieM.Carlson.“Thisfindingstandsingreatcontrastwiththeassumptionbyadultsthattoday’schildrenhavelessself-controlthanpreviousgenerations.”
Theoriginalmarshmallow(棉花糖)testconductedbyresearchersatStanfordUniversityinvolvedaseriesofexperimentsinwhichchildrenagedbetween3and5yearswereofferedonetreatthattheycouldeatimmediatelyoralargertreatiftheywaited.Researchersthenlefttheroomtoseehowlongthechildrenwouldwaitandwatchedfrombehindaone-waymirror.
Interestingly,today’sadultsthoughtthatchildrennowadayswouldbemoreimpulsiveandlessabletowait,Carlsonfound.“Ourfindingsserveasanexampleofhowourbeliefscanbewrongandhowit’simportanttodoresearch,”saidco-authorYuichiShoda,PhDattheUniversityofWashington.
Theresearchersofferedseveralpossibleexplanationsforwhychildreninthe2000swaitedlongerthanthoseinpriordecades.TheynotedastatisticallysignificantincreaseinIQscoresinthelastseveraldecades.Anotherexplanationmaybesociety’sincreasedfocusontheimportanceofearlyeducation,accordingtoCarlson.Theprimaryobjectiveofpreschoolchangedfromlargelycustodi