广东省揭阳市届高三英语下学期开学教学质量测试调考试题.docx

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广东省揭阳市届高三英语下学期开学教学质量测试调考试题

广东省揭阳市2021届高三英语下学期开学教学质量测试（调考）

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.

A

I'vebeenreadinglotsofbooksperyearduringthepastdecade.SoobviouslyIgettheusualquestionofwhatbooksIrecommend.Wellherearemytop4favoritebooksofalltime,whichinfluencedmeintowhoIamtoday.

1.Think&GrowRichbyNapoleonHill.

It'soneofthebiggestbestsellersofalltime.NapoleonHillspenttwodecadesanalyzingover500successfulmenlikeHenryFord,ThomasEdisonandJohnD.Rockefellertodiscoverhowtheydidit.TheresultofHill'sresearchisinThink&GrowRich—13stepstoachieveyourgoal,whateveritis.Allotherself-helpbooksarejustcopiesofHill'sbookfirstpublishedin1937.

2.Psyclho-CyberneticsbyMaxwellMaltz.

It'sanotherbestsellerandtheonlyself-helpbookyou'llneednexttoThink&CrowRich.MaxwellMaltzwasaplasticsurgeonwhowasamazedthatsomepatientsstillfeltuglyaftersurgery.That'swhenhediscoveredtheyalsoneededreconstructionworkinside—their"self-image".Everythingabouthowtousethe"mind-body"connectiontoachieveyourgoals,andhowtofeelconfidentaboutyourbodyisinsidethisbook.

3.TalentisOverratedbyGeoffColvin.

Thisbookdrivesthepointhomethatsuccessinanyfieldisnotdeterminedbygenesortalentbutdeliberatepractice,ColvinusesexamplesfromclassachieverslikeTigerWoods,JackWelch,WarrenBuffet,Mozarttoprovethattheyallgottheirsthroughyearsofpractice—the10,000hoursrule.You'llreexamineyourbeliefsaboutwhatittakestosucceedandsuperchargeyourmotivationafterreadingColvin'sbook.

4.MasterybyGeorgeLeonard.

Thisbookalsostressesthatpracticeisthesecretofsuccessinanything.Leonardexplainsthatmastershipneverends—youwillneverhaveperfecttechniqueandbeabletostop.Insteadyou'llkeeplearning,improving,andhittingplateaus.ThebigpointinMasteryisthatplateausarevitalforimprovingyourskillsandthatyouthereforemuststartenjoyingtheminsteadofgettingimpatientorquittinglikemostguysdo.

1.ForwhatpurposewillapersonreadthebookThink&GrowRichasareference?

A.Tomakearesearchonbeingrichandfamous.

B.Todrawaconclusiononthesuccessfulmen'sstories.

C.Todeliveralectureontheinstructionsonhowtosucceed.

D.TowriteareportonhowtocopyHill's13stepstobecomefamous.

2.WhatdoThink&GrowRichandPsycho-Cyberneticsbothshare?

A.Theyareonthesamebookshelfnexttoeachother.

B.Theyarebestsellersandtheself-helpbooksaswell.

C.Theyintroduceaboutsuccessfulpeopleandtheirsecrets.

D.Theyhelpreaderstobecomesuccessfulbyofferingconfidence.

3.Whichbookscanbestexplainthesayings"Practicemakesperfect"and"Liveandlearn"respectively?

A.TalentisOverrated;Mastery.B.Mastery;Psycho-Cybernetics.

C.Think&GrowRich;Psycho-Cybernetics.D.Think&GrowRich;TalentisOverrated.

B

HavingjustcompletedherdiplomainFrench,FengYu,asabraveyounggirl,wasreadyforsomeadventure.ShefinallytookonthejobofferthatbroughthertotheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongotoworkasaninterpreter.Only22yearsoldatthetime,shecouldhardlyimaginethehardshipssuewouldfacethere.ButwiththesupportofherAfricanfriendsinChina,shestoodfirmandfoundoutthatanextraordinaryexperiencewasawaitingforherthere.

Despitehavingmadeallnecessarypreparations,Fengspentherfirstnightonthecontinentintears.Butshedidherbesttoadapttothenewlivingenvironment.

Afterafewmonths,shelookonanewjobofferintheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongobeforemovingtoAlgeria.ShestayedontheAfricancontinentforthreeandahalfyearsintotal,beforefinallyreturningtoChina.

Asdayswentby,agoldenopportunityopenedtoher.Hercompanyneededsomeonetogotoafarawayvillagedeepintheforest.Noneofhercolleagueswantedtogo,butFeng,asajunioremployee,seizedtheopportunity.

Thisvillageisinhabitedbythetribe,cutofffromtheworld,stillmaintainsistraditionalways.Thatnightwhenthekerosenelampwentout,Fengfoundherselfintotaldarkness."Iwassoscared,butIhadnowheretorunaway,"sherecalled.Thenextday,shesawhowsinginganddancingplayamajorroleinthelivesoflocalvillagers.

Littlebylittle,Fengwascaughtupinthislivelyatmosphereandsoonforgotherinitialworries.

Backhome,shefoundapositioninanAfricanembassyinBeijing.Forthenextfouryears,from2014to2018,FengtraveledtwicetoMauritaniaandtwicetoMadagascar.Shewascaptivatedbythecontinentagainandagain.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutFengYufromParagraphOne?

A.Shewantedtoexperiencesomehardshipsaftergraduation.

B.SheisanexperiencedChineseoverseastudent.

C.ShewantedtoworkinAfricaaftergraduation.

D.ShewasworkingatanembassyinAfrica.

5.WheredidFengYugotoworkwhenshewas22yearsold?

A.Algeria.B.Mauritania.C.Madagascar.D.Congo.

6.HowdidFengYufeelafterinthevillagefinally?

A.Scared.B.Relaxed.C.Worried.D.Excited.

7.HowlongdidshestayinAfricainallbeforeshegotapositioninanAfricanembassy?

A.Almostfouryears.B.Almostthreeyears.

C.Morethanfouryears.D.Morethanfiveyears.

C

MarcoSpringmannandhiscolleagues,attheOxfordMartinSchool'sFutureofFoodProgramme,builtcomputermodelsthatpredictedwhatwouldhappenifeveryonebecamevegetarianby2050.Theresultsindicatethatiftheworldwentvegan,thegreenhousegasemissionsdeclineswouldbearound70%.

IntheUS,forexample,anaveragefamilyoffouremitsmoregreenhousegasesbecauseofthemealtheyeatthanfromdrivingtwocars——butitiscars,notsteaks,thatregularlycomeupindiscussionsaboutglobalwarming.

Food,especiallylivestock,alsotakesupalotofroom.68%ofagriculturallandintheworldisusedforlivestock.Whentheselandsbecomegrasslandsandforests,theywouldcapturecarbondioxideandfurthereaseclimatechange.

However,ifthewholeworldwentvegan,therewouldbenegativeeffectstoo.First,itisnecessarytokeeplivestockforenvironmentalpurposes."I'msittinghereinScotlandwheretheHighlands'environmentisveryman-madeandbasedlargelyongrazingbysheep,"saysPeterAlexander,aresearcherinsocio-ecologicalsystemsmodelingattheUniversityofEdinburgh."Ifwetookallthesheepaway,theenvironmentwouldlookdifferentandtherewouldbeapotentialnegativeimpactonbiodiversity."

Plus,meatisanimportantpartofhistory,traditionandculturalidentity.Numerousgroupsaroundtheworldgivelivestockgiftsatweddings,celebratorydinnerssuchasChristmaswithturkeyorroastbeef.

Andnowadays,moderationinmeal-eating'sfrequencyandportionsizeiskeytosolvingtheseconflicts."Certainchangeswouldencourageustomakehealthierandmoreenvironmentallyfriendlydietarydecisions,"saysSpringmann,"likeputtingahigherpricelagonmeatandmakingfreshfruitsandvegetablescheaper."

Infact,clearsolutionsalreadyexistforreducinggreenhousegasemissionsfromthelivestockindustry.Whatislackingisthewilltoimplementthosechanges.

8.Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraph?

A.DrivingcarsismoredangerousthaneatingsteaksintheUS.

B.Ourdietarychoicesaffectingclimatechangeisoftenunderestimated.

C.Peoplecomparethegreenhousegasemissionsofthecarsandsteaks.

D.Carsaffecttheglobalwarmingmoreseriouslythanthesteaks.

9.WhydoesPeterAlexandermentionthesheep?

A.Toshowtheimportantimpactoflivestockontheenvironment.

B.Toshowhisworkasaresearcherinthesocio-ecologicalsystems

C.Toencouragepeopletotakeallthesheepbackforenvironmentalpurpose.

D.Topointoutthenegativeimpactofthesheeponthebiodiversity.

10.Whichsayingcanbestshowtheauthor'sattitudetolivestock?

A.Itishardtopleaseall.

B.Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket.

C.Onecannnotseethewoodforthetrees.

D.Everythingisadouble-edgedsword.

11.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Abiologytextbook.B.Ahealthmagazine.

C.Ascientificjournal.D.Aneducationalreview.

D

AccordingtothemajorityofAmericans,womenareeverybitascapableofbeinggoodpoliticalleadersasmen.Thesamecanbesaidoftheirabilitytodominatethecorporateboardroom.AndaccordingtoanewPewResearchCentersurveyonwomenandleadership,mostAmericansfindwomenindistinguishablefrommenonkeyleadershiptraitssuchasintelligenceandcapacityforinnovation,withmanysayingthey'restrongerthanmenintermsofbeingpassionateandorganizedleaders.

Sowhy,then,arewomeninshortsupplyatthetopofgovernmentandbusinessintheUnitedStates?

Accordingtothepublic,atleast,it'snotthattheylacktoughness,managementtalentorproperskillsets.It’salsonotallaboutwork-lifebalance.Althougheconomicresearchandprevioussurveyfindingshaveshownthatcareerinterruptionsrelatedtomotherhoodmaymakeitharderforwomentoadvanceintheircareersandcompetefortopexecutivejobs,relativelyfewadultsintherecentsurveypointtothisasakeybarrierforwomenseekingleadershiproles.Onlyaboutone-in-fivesaywomen'sfamilyresponsibilitiesareamajorreasonwhytherearen'tmorefemalesintopleadershippositionsinbusinessandpolitics.

Instead,toppingthelistofreasons,aboutfour-in-tenAmericanspointtoa