高三英語沖刺訓(xùn)練一

高三英語沖刺訓(xùn)練一第一部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)ABrooklynChildren'sMuseum Foundedin1899asthecountry'sfirstmuseumspecificallymadeforchildren,todayBCMiscomprehensive,withapermanentcollectionof30,000objects,includingmusicalinstruments,masksanddolls.KidslovetheinteractiveWorldBrooklyn,asmallcityscape（城市風(fēng)光）linedbystoreswherechildrencanpretendtobeworkinggrown-ups.Children'sMuseumofManhattan Lookingforinteractiveartthatwelcomescuriousminds?ThenheadtoInsideArt,thecurrentshowupatCMOM,whichletsyourlittleonesclimbinandoverandallaroundtheexhibits.It'sideaslikethisthatmakethe40,000-square-footsospecial.Learningaboutculture,historyandscienceisaprideforkidsagedsixandunder.CMOMalsohostsclasses---likeGrossBiologyforkidswhoareinterestedininsects---alldesignedwiththelatestchild-developmentresearchinmind.DiMennaChildren'sHistoryMuseum Thehands-ondisplaysatthiskid-focusedarmoftheNewYorkHistoricalSocietytransportchildrenbackthrough350yearsofUShistory,withaspecialfocusonNYC．Childrenareencouragedtoclimbaroundandinteractwithexhibitsthathighlightthelivesofkidswhogrewuptobecomefamousdoctors,athletesandpoliticalfigures!LittleNewYorkerscangetinonsing-alongsandcrafts.Otherfamilyprogramsincludecookingsclasses,gamesandstoryhours.StatenIslandChildren'sMuseum StatenIslandChildren'sMuseumcultivatecreativity.Itoffershands-onexperiencesliketheBlockHarbor(withplentyofblocks),larger-than-lifegameslikeConnectFourandDominoes,andeventheopportunitytoclimbthroughahuman-sizedanthillorplayfirefighteratLadder11,soyou'llfindimmersivefunaroundeverycorner.Don’tforgettostopbyGreenLivingRoompoweredbythewindenergywherethekidscanlearnaboutwaystoreduceourcarbonfootprint.1．Whichmuseumprovidesbiologyclassesforkids?A．BrooklynChildren'sMuseum. B．StatenIslandChildren'sMuseum.C．DiMennaChildren'sHistoryMuseum. D．Children'sMuseumofManhattan.2．WhatcankidsdoinDiMennaChildren'sHistoryMuseum?A．Knowaboutfamouspeople'schildhoodlives. B．Playinterestinggameswithgreatfirefighters.C．Runstoreslikeadultsindifferentsmallstreets. D．Cookdeliciouslocalfoodwithforeignathletes.3．Wherecankidslearnhowtoprotecttheenvironment?A．AtLadder11. B．AttheBlockHarbor.C．InGreenLivingRoom.D．Onahuman-sizedanthill.B AterriblethinghappenedtomewhileIwaswatchingTVrecently:IrealizedthatIhadaged.NowofcourseIknowthatIamaging,it'sjustthatIhadn'trealizedquitehowoldIwasuntilIsawaparticipantwhoIrecognizedonarealityTVshow.Well,Ididn'trecognizeherbutIrecognizedhername.I'dslightlyknownherinmy20swhenshe'dbeenthecelebritywhohadstolenmyroommates'boyfriends. However,here'sthethingthatshockedme—Ihadn'trecognizedherbecauseratherthanthebeautyIremembered,onmyTVwasamiddle-agedmumcooking.Andthenithitme:that'swhatIlookliketoo. It'saparticularlycruelchangeofnaturethatwecan'tseeourselvesasothersdo.Weseeourownfacesooftenthatthewrinklesthatstarttocutthroughitjustgounnoticed.Occasionallywemightgetarudeawakeningwhensuddenlyourbodiesstopworkingasexpectedbut,forthemostpart,we'relefttogetonwithgrowingoldwithouttoomanyreminders.Butwhenyougetareminder...oof!Sincethatshowaired,IhavesatinfrontofthemirroranalyzingmyfaceandwonderinghowIcametolooksolikemymotherwithoutnoticing.I'vealsorealizedthatmywaistnolongerfitsintobabyfatbutamiddle-agedspread. IalsofearthatIdon'tknowwhatmiddleagelookslikeformygeneration.Didmymotherstillfeel24wheninrealityshewas15yearsolder?AndwhydoInotfeellikeI'mwhereIshouldbeasIapproach40?IdefinitelyrememberwritingalistofthingsIwillhaveachievedbythetimeI'm40at19.WhereisthehouseintheSouthofFranceorthePorsche911shesodesperatelywanted? Sincethen,I'vestartedtoredefinemyself.Idon'twanttoputeverythingdowntoagebutIcan'tquitestopmyself.Tiredagain?Mustbemyage.ThankGodthenforsocialmedia.AllaroundmeIseeamazingwomenattheotherendoftheir40s.They'veembracedtheirageandseemtoloveit,soI'mhopefulthatasImoveintothenextdecadethatwillbemetoo.AndmaybeI'llgetthePorschebeforeI'm50.4.WhatisimpliedinParagraph1? A.Theagingprocessdoesn'taffecttheTVcelebrity. B.TheTVcelebrityusedtobepopularamongboys. C.TheauthorhasbeenfriendswiththeTVcelebrity. D.TheTVcelebritynowlivesalifeofextremeluxury.5.Inmostcases,howdoweseetheagingprocess? A.Itbringsabouthopelessness. B.Weclearlyknowwhathappens. C.Itisverylikelytoslipourmind. D.Wecanacceptitquitepeacefully.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphrefersto? A.Aladyacceptingherage. B.Theambitiousselfaged19. C.Awomandenyingbeingold. D.ThecelebrityontheTVshow.7.Whatisthethemeofthisarticle? A.Ageisahighpricetopayformaturity. B.Wrinklesareevidenceofgreatwisdom. C.Itmattersnothowlongwelivebuthow. D.Thebesttunesareplayedontheoldestviolins.C Dependingonthetopic,people’sopinionscanchangefrommomenttomomentorlastalifetime.Thefactorsthatmakeoneopinionlong-lastingandanothershort-lived,however,arenotalwaysclear. Paststudieshaveshownthatopinionsbasedonhardfactsanddatacanremainconstantovertime,butnewresearchpublishedinthejournalPsychologicalSciencefindsthatopinionsbasedonfeelingsandemotionscanalsostandthetestoftime. Aspartoftheirstudy,theresearchersaskedmorethan1,000peopletowhatdegreetheybelievedopinionsbasedonfeelingsoremotionalreactionsweremorestableovertimethanthosebasedonthinkingandreasonedanalysis.Only15%expressedanybeliefthatopinionsbasedonemotionwouldbemorestableovertime. Totesttherolethatemotionplaysinforminglong-lastingopinions,theresearchersconductedsevenindependentstudiesinvolvingmorethan20,000participantsinvariousreal-worldsituations.Thefirstsurvey,whichwasconductedthedayafterChristmas,measuredfeelingsaboutrecentlyreceivedgifts.Theparticipantsweregivenalistofadjectivestodescribetheiropinionstowardtheirgifts.Adjectiveslike“worthwhile”wereassociatedwithapracticalreactiontothegift,whilewordslike“delightful”weremorestronglyassociatedwithanemotionalreaction.Onemonthlater,theparticipantscompletedafollow-upsurveytotesttheenduranceoftheiropinions.Theresultsshowedthatthestrongerthepositiveemotionalreaction,themorelikelythatopinionremainedfixedonemonthlater. Inthefinaltest,participantsreadoneoftwomessagesaboutanimaginaryseaanimal.Onemessagecontainedbroad-rangingfactsabouttheanimal(low-emotioncondition).Theothermessagewasaboutaswimmer’sunderwaterinteractionwiththeanimal(high-emotioncondition).Theparticipantsinthehigh-emotionconditionshowedsignificantlylesschangeintheiropinionsacrosstime. “Emotionalityisanunrecognizedpredictoroflong-lastingopinions,”saidAndrewLuttrell,aresearcheratBallStateUniversity.“Thesefindingsareimportantforunderstandingwhysomeopinionsaresodifficulttochangeaswellashowtocreateopinionsthatstick.”8.Whatdidthesurveyof1000peopleshow?A.Theroleofemotionwasnotwidelyrecognized.B.Creatinglong-lastingopinionswasalongprocess.C.Opinionsbasedonhardfactscouldstandthetestoftime.D.Asmallpercentageofpeopledaredtovoicetheiropinions.9.Whichstatementwillleadtoalong-lastingopinionaccordingtotheresearch?A.Themovieisdull. B.Thespeechisthrilling.C.Thegiftisvaluable. D.Thecarisenergy-saving.10.Whichistrueaboutthefindingsoftheresearch?A.Theyareconcludedfromhardfacts.B.Theyareusedtoproveotherpredictors.C.Theyhelpunderstandtheenduranceofopinions.D.Theyhavesomethingtodowithcreativeopinions.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.EmotionCanHelpClarifytheOpinions B.EmotionVariesBasedonDifferentFactsC.OpinionsOnceFormedAreHardtoChange D.OpinionsCanLastWhenBasedonEmotion D ThecommonlyheldviewisthatpeoplearrivedinNorthAmerica

fromAsiaviaalandbridgeonceconnectingthetwocontinents.But

recentdiscoveries

havesuggestedhumansmighthavebeenthereearlier.ResearchersstudyingfossilizedhumanfootprintsinNewMexicosaythathumanswerethereatleast23,000yearsago. MatthewBennett,aspecialistinancientfootprintsandauthorofastudyonthenewfindingspublishedinScience,andhiscolleaguesstudied61footprintsbyradiocarbondatinglayersofaquatic(水生的)plantseedspreservedaboveandbelowthefootprintsandaccuratelydatedtheyweremade21,000to23,000yearsago.ThepeoplewhomadethefootprintswerelivingthereinthelastIceAgewhentwomassiveicesheetscoveringthecontinentandcoldtemperatureswouldhavemadeajourneybetweenAsiaandAlaskaimpossible,indicatinghumansmusthavebeentheremuchearlierthanpreviouslythought. Accordingtotheiranalysisofthefootprints,theywerelikelymadeinsoftgroundattheedgeofawetlandbychildrenwhoweresenttodotheworklikefetchingandcatchingbyadults.Windprobablyblewdustoverthesurface,accumulatingintheprints,thus,leavingfootprintsthatpreviouslyrecorded. Theirfindingalsomakesitpossibletoexploretheolderandmorecontroversialsiteswithadifferentlight.Onesuchsiteis

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incentralMexico,wherestonetoolsdatingbackto30,000yearsagohavebeenfound. DavidRachal,anuninvolvedbutexperiencedgeoarchaeologist(地質(zhì)考古學(xué)家)thoughtthefootprintdatesprovidedbyBennettandhisteamlooked“solid”，with

seedsprovidingveryreliableandpreciseagesthroughradiocarbondating.“Youcouldnotaskforabettersetup,”saidRachal.However,hewaspuzzledthatnoartifacts,suchasstonetools,hadbeenfoundinthearea.Hethoughtitwasjustathemethatwasgainingsomeserioustractionintheliterature.12.Whatisthemostessentialevidencedatingthetimeinthepassage?A.Themassiveicesheets. B.Theunearthedtools.C.Thefossilizedfootprints. D.Theaquaticplantseeds.13.WhydoestheauthormentionChiquihuiteCaveincentralMexico?A.Tointroduceahistoricalsite. B.Toshowthesignificanceofthefootprints.C.Tocomparegeoarchaeologicaldiscoveries. D.Toexplainthecourseofmakingadiscovery.14.What’sDavidRachal’sattitudetowardsthenewdiscovery?A.Favorablebutconfused. B.Negativebutcurious.C.Optimisticandtrustful. D.Conservativeandcautious.15.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thediscoveryofhumanfootprints.B.Scientificmethodsofdatingfootprints.

C.TheearlierarrivalofpeopleinNorthAmerica.D.Adiscussiononhumanhistoryamongresearchers. (共5小題；每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)Doyoufinditeasytostartbooksbutstruggletofinishthem?DoesyourTBR(to-be-read)listoverwhelmyou?ThishappenedtomeinFebruary.Ihad10booksonmycurrently-readinglist.Despitethis,Iwastemptedtostartanewbookeverythreetofourdays.16Butthistime,IfiguredtheproblemiswithmeandnotwiththebooksIamreading.Withsomanyhalf-readbookswaitingtobefinished,Iwasoverwhelmed.17Forthis,Isystematicallycreatedaframeworkthatallowedmetofinish4ofthesebooksin10days.Mindyou,Ididthiswitha9-hourdayjobandsomewritingonthesidetoo.ThefirstthingIdidwasdeclutter(清理)myTBRlist.18SoIjustpickedbooksIwantedtofinishandabandonedtherest.Ashardasitseemed,droppingsomebooksoutofreadinglistactuallycreatedamuch-neededspaceformetofocusononebookatatimeandfinishit.AnotherwayItriedistoavoidtheSOSTrap.SOSreferstopeoplerepeatedlyleavingtheircurrentpursuitsforanewerpursuit.ItiseasytogetcarriedwithSOSinreadingtoo.You’rereadingabook,andyouspotanotheroneyou’retemptedtostartreading.19Toescapethereader’sSOStrap,Icommittedtoonebookatatimebeforestartinganewone.IalsousedJamesAltucher’sdayanalysistechniquetoanalyzemyday.Withthehelpofadatausageapp,IfiguredouthowmuchtimeIspentunnecessarilyontheweb.20Bystickingtothisroutine,Ifinishedalong-pendingbookinthreedays.A.SinceMarch,Idecidedtogetbackontrack.B.Thisisexactlyhowourreadinglistpilesup.C.Icutsomeofthistimeanddevotedittoreading.D.Ithelpedmefocusandprogressmoreefficiently.E.Thesightoftoomanybooksinthelistwasoverwhelming.F.Tostartagain,IsearchedtheInternetforprofessionaladvice.G.Sometimesthebookitselfissoboringthatyoustruggletofinishit.第二部分語言知識運用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分,滿分15分）Bingley,aSayreSchoolstudentfromAmerica,decidedthathewoulddevotehimselftostudyingtheenvironmenttohaveabroadinfluenceonthecommunity.Toreducethecarbonfootprint,Bingleyplannedto21enoughsolarenergytopowertheschool'ssciencelabs.Nowhisplanissettohappen.Tofix30solarpanelsis22forlateNovember.Ashebeganhisresearch23solarenergy,hediscoveredausefulphoneapp.Byenteringanaddress,hecouldfindouthowmuchsunlightthe24receiveseachday.Basedonthedata,hefoundthathisschoolbuildingwasthebestposition.Atthesuggestionofhisscienceteacher,DebbieWheeler,hefirstperformedanenergy25ofthesciencelabtoseehowmuchenergyatypicallabusesperday.Then,hestartedhisresearch,26alocalcompanyofsolarpanelstodothejob.Helackedmoneyforstartingtheproject,sohe27Sayre'sheadtosupporthimafterexplainingthe28ofsolarpowerfortheschoolandcommunity.SinceSayreprovidedthe29seedmoneytoprovideinfrastructureandthepurchaseofonepanel,theprojecthas30toincludeatotalof30panels.Theyareexpectedtoproduceenoughenergyto31allthesciencelabsoncampus.“ItfeelslikeadreamtothinkthatanideaIhadfrommyAPEnvironmentalclasswouldhavethiskindof32,”saidBingley,expressinggratitudeforWheeler'shelp.WheelersaidthesuccesswasduetoBingley'seffortsand33tofollowthroughontheprojectfromstarttofinish.“I'vehadotherstudentsshare34proposalsoncampus,butBingleyhadthepersistenceandcouragetomakeithappen,"shesaid.Bingleysaidthathewould35liketostudyenvironmentalengineeringatuniversity.21．A．invest