甘肃省民乐一中2021届高三5月第二次诊断考试英语试题
甘肃
高三
模拟预测
2021-06-17
48次
整体难度：
适中
考查范围：
主题、语篇范围
一、阅读理解 添加题型下试题
Although the first Fourth of July fireworks began more than 200 years ago in Philadelphia, the celebration never grows old. So whether you’re starting your family’s Fourth of July traditions or just looking for a new place to see great fireworks this Independence Day, check out our list of top places to catch magnificent fireworks displays.
Bristol, Rhode Island
Bristol is credited with having the oldest Fourth of July celebration in the country, with a 230-year history of patriotic festivities. The town’s first Independence Day celebration was held in the early 1800s, more than two centuries ago. The celebration features a concert series at Independence Park, a performance from the Drum Corps, a carnival and parade, and of course, a beautiful fireworks show over the Bristol Harbor.
New York City, New York
Macy’s annual show is the nation’s largest fireworks display with more than 40,000 fireworks and a 38-year record of extraordinary entertainment. You can view the fireworks from anywhere with open views of the sky above the East River. This fireworks show has become an American tradition, and even those who can’t make the trip out to New York City can tune into NBC at 8 p.m., July 4.
Gorham, New Hampshire
Gorham’s Fourth of July Spectacular is one of New Hampshire’s longest running Independence Day celebrations, with four days of exciting events. The fireworks show will begin after dark on July 4 in the skies over the carnival. But that’s not the end of the fun. Stick around for another day to see a classic car parade and get your fill of the carnival rides and even visit Concord enjoying the breathtaking scenery.
1. Who will be interested in the Fourth of July activities?| A．Children who mean to relax themselves with friends. |
| B．Volunteers who desire to do something to serve the people. |
| C．Teachers who want students to acquire the history of fireworks. |
| D．Parents who hope to develop the family’s Independence Day traditions. |
| A．Concord. | B．Bristol. | C．Gorham. | D．New York City. |
| A．Philadelphia’s fireworks display. | B．Gorham’s Fourth of July Spectacular. |
| C．Macy’s annual show in New York. | D．Bristol’s Independence Day celebration. |
My doctor took me for a walk around the farm where she lives. I was physically and emotionally exhausted and discouraged by anxiety and depression.
The place was full of life. There were insects, horses, rabbits and a cat. She told me to focus on my body in the environment.
When I was ill, I tended to retreat into my mind and disconnect from here and now. So, when I met a horse named Fira, I expected nothing.
As I got closer to Fira, she nuzzled her nose into my chest, putting a gentle pressure over my heart. Something happened inside me: I felt as if I had reached a wellspring of past hurts, fears and failings. I began to melt emotionally.
I patted Fira’s nose and breathed in her smell. I found I didn’t have to concentrate on feeling better; Fira helped me feel loved and safe.
I worked with Fira often, learning basic communication and leading methods to work together with her. Initially, I wasn’t sure exactly what one would do with a horse except riding it. But I knew that Fira had touched me in an uncommon way and had made me feel better. She connected with me by responding to my emotional state and reflecting it back to me in an open, affectionate way.
In my meetings with Fira, I found that I lost my usual self-consciousness, and I would focus entirely on communicating.
I learned to live in the present, to focus on what was happening this day, in this moment, in this place. I learned to forget the past, with all its hurts. I learned to forget the future, which hasn’t happened yet. When you stand beside a horse, you exist completely in the moment.
With Fira by my side, I saw into a life in which trust comes first, and compassion follows.
I found a deep peace in leading her along a path, by using my own power of intention to indicate whether to start, stop, turn left or turn right. I felt an inner quiet and even joy. My work with this horse was part of a journey out of a very dark night in my soul.
4. What do we know about the author from the first three paragraphs?| A．She loves animals very much. | B．She suffered from mental illness. |
| C．She went to a doctor with high hopes. | D．She often lost consciousness. |
| A．felt deeply touched | B．had an emotional breakdown |
| C．became grateful for her past pain | D．was curious about what would happen |
| A．the author had to try hard to feel better |
| B．Fira helped the author focus on her thoughts |
| C．the author recalled her past hurts, fears and failings |
| D．Fira accepted the author’s emotions and reacted positively |
| A．It is important to live in the moment. |
| B．One shouldn’t be affected by emotions. |
| C．One should learn lessons from the past. |
| D．It is necessary to show compassion to others. |
A new study published in the journal Educational Studies shows that the elementary school a child attends has almost no influence on their desire to progress to higher education.
The research was carried out by Josip Šabić and Boris Jokic at the Centre for Educational Research and Development of the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, Croatia. The authors wanted to discover the main factors affecting pupils’ intention to continue to higher education as they reach the end of elementary school.
To find out children’s aims, they asked just over 1,000 pupils aged 14-15 at 23 elementary schools in Zagreb to complete three separate questionnaires during their last two years at elementary school. The researchers also obtained information on the pupils’ academic grades, as well as on the size of each school and its classes, the grade point average (GPA) for each school, and property prices in the area around each school as a measure of socioeconomic status.
The study revealed that none of the school-level factors, including school and class size, the GPA of the school and property prices, had any influence on the desire to continue to higher education. In contrast, several factors related to parents and home life, such as parental educational aspirations, maternal (母亲的) academic support and having a desk to work on, did have an influence. As did gender, with girls more likely than boys to want to continue to higher education. And while school-level factors didn’t have any influence, performance at school did: high academic grades were the single strongest predictor of a pupil’s desire to continue to higher education, while enjoying school was also an important factor.
“The major finding arising from the present study is that none of the school level variables used in our analysis contributes to the explanation of pupils’ aspirations (志向) for higher education,” said Josip Šabić. “Another important finding is that parents can influence their child’s aspirations by expressing their expectations regarding the child’s educational path and by providing the basic conditions for completing homework and learning.”
8. What does the research focus on?| A．Where do pupils go for help in choosing college? |
| B．Who gives pupils more support to go to college? |
| C．What makes pupils choose to attend college? |
| D．Which do pupils like most in choosing further education? |
| A．Class sizes. | B．Family incomes. |
| C．Property prices. | D．Academic grades. |
| A．The GPA of school blocks pupils from going to college. |
| B．Gender has little influence on choosing a college. |
| C．Decisions of parents make pupils choose what to do. |
| D．Pupils’ preference to their school is important. |
| A．School level variables. |
| B．Financial support to pupils. |
| C．Parental academic supports. |
| D．Learning environments for pupils. |
It’s a question that has been asked for years: Is a dishwasher or washing dishes by hand greener? Which uses less energy and water?
A few years ago, the answer was that the dishwasher was better but a very careful hand-washer could probably use about the same amount of water and less energy. However, much has changed since then. Technology combined with good design has made the dish washer greatly better over the years, to the point where there’s hardly a question. Studies are showing that modern dishwashers can save more water than most hand-washers.
Dishwashers are even more efficient. Modern dishwashers have pre-heaters that increase the water temperature up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit to sanitize them. The dishwasher also has a timer that lets you set it to turn on at a later time when the power rates are lower.
On the other hand, none of the studies do an analysis of what it takes in terms of energy and water to actually build the dishwasher and replace it every 10 years or so. Nor does it take into account a Swedish study that found that children in families that wash dishes by hand are less likely to develop fever probably due to the “hygiene hypothesis”, which says the reason why kids fall ill is that their surroundings are actually too clean. If you’re not willing to fill up the sinks, the researchers point out that maybe the dishwasher is one labor-saving machine that does a better job than you can especially if you value your time. The researchers write, “When a user’s time spent washing dishes is valued, machine dishwashers pay for themselves within a year of use.”
12. Why does the author raise two questions in the first paragraph?| A．To express the author’s doubts. | B．To introduce the topic. |
| C．To show different ways to wash dishes. | D．To compare various ideas about dishwashers. |
| A．It is more environment-friendly. | B．It takes less time to wash the dishes. |
| C．It uses less water to wash the dishes. | D．It is more efficient than hand-washers. |
| A．Their effect on kids’ health. | B．Their effect on water and energy saving. |
| C．Their help in keeping the environment healthy. | D．Their help in improving kids’ health condition. |
| A．The Advantage Of The Dishwasher | B．How To Choose A Proper Way To Do The Dishes |
| C．The New Technology For Washing Dishes | D．How Dishwashers Benefit Our Lives |
