届河南省安阳市高三下学期第二次模拟英语试题带答案解析Word文件下载.docx
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ChihulyGardenandGlass
LocatedrightnexttotheSpaceNeedle,thisexhibitfeaturestheworkofDaleChihuly.WalkthroughtheGlasshousetoseeoneofhislargestpieces:
a100-foot-longglasssculptureincolorsofred,orangeandyellow.OrderyourSpaceNeedleandChihulyticketstogetherforevenmoresavings.
PikePlaceMarket
JuststepsfromtheSpaceNeedle,youcangetonthebustothefamousPikePlaceMarket.Giveyourselfplentyoftimetoeatyourwaythroughthishugemarketplace.Mostplacesoffersamplessoyoucantryawidevarietyofsnacksbeforeyoubuy.
PostAlley
LocatedunderPikePlaceMarket,thisstreetishometoSeattle’sstickiestattraction:
theGumWall.Thistraditionstartedinthe1990s,whenpeoplewaitinginlineforPostAlley’sMarketTheaterwouldsticktheirchewedgumonthewall.Sincethen,thousandsofothershaveaddedtothecollection.Thewallwassweptcleanin2015,butyou’dneverknowitnow.Itmakesforagoodphotoopportunity—justdon’tgettooclose.
1.WhatcanyoudoattheSpaceNeedle?
A.Tastesomedelicioussnacks.B.OverlookthewholecityofSeattle.
C.Seeawonderfulglasssculpture.D.Takethefastestelevatorsintheworld.
2.WhatwasDaleChihuly?
A.Anartist.B.Anactor.
C.Anarchitect.D.Aprofessor.
3.WhatistheGumWallprobablylikenow?
A.Itisaplacetostickphotos.B.Itisascleanasotherwalls.
C.Itiscoveredbychewedgum.D.ItisapartofPikePlaceMarket.
DuringRick’sbirthin1962,hisbrainwasdamagedforoxygenlack.ThedoctorstoldDickHoytthattherewasnohopeofhissonbeinganythingmorethana“vegetable”.YetDickandhiswifeweredeterminedtoraisehimathome.
Atage13,Ricktoldhisfatherhewantedtoparticipateinafive-milebenefitrunforthedisabled.Dickwasnotarunner,butheagreedtopushRickthroughtheracecourseinhiswheelchair.Thatwaswhenasurprisingthinghappened.Duringtherun,Rickfeltasthoughhewasn’tdisabledanymore—hewassimplyoneoftherunners.ThisexperiencedeeplyaffectedDick,andhecommittedtorunninganincreasingnumberofeventswithhissonsothatRickcouldhavethisfeelingasoftenaspossible.
Atfirst,othercompetitorsoftentreatedthemasoutsidersandevenavoidedthem.Butgradually,whatbeganasawayforRickHoyttoexperienceinclusionandequalitybroadenedinitspurpose.Runningtogetherbecameawaytosendamessagethat,asRicksaid,everybodyshouldbeincludedineverydaylife.Thepair’sfirstBostonMarathonin1981finishedinthetopquarterofthefield,andshortlythereafter,attitudesbegantochange.Manyathleteswouldcomeuptothembeforetheracetowishthemluck.
The2013BostonMarathonwasthe31sttimetheHoytshadruntherace,anditwasalsotheirlastrace.Dickhasrunthousandsofmilestobewithandsupporthisson.TheirathleticpursuitshaveenrichedRick’slifeandhadapracticalbenefitforDick’slifeaswell:
Afteraheartattack,Dick’sdoctorstoldhimhemighthavedied15yearsearlierifheweren’tinsuchgoodshape.
4.WhatinspiredDicktokeeprunning?
A.Rickfelthewasahealthypersoninrunning.
B.Rickcouldraisemoneybytakingpartinrunning.
C.Rick’swishwastobeanexcellentrunneroneday.
D.Rickcouldrebuildhisbrainbyrunning.
5.WhatmessagedidtheHoytssendbyrunning?
A.Everyoneisapartoftheworld.B.Whatevermanhasdone,Imaydo.
C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D.Goodthingscometothosewhowait.
6.Whatchangedothers’attitudestotheHoyts?
A.Theirtalentforrunning.B.Theirpurposeofrunning.
C.Theirdonationstorunners.D.Theirachievementinrunning.
7.HowlongdidtheHoytsinsistonraces?
A.31years.B.38years.
C.40years.D.53years.
What’sthedealwithnewwords?
Wheredotheycomefromandhowdotheygofromunknowntoofficial?
First,newwordshavetocirculateinculturetomakeitintothedictionary.Theyhavetobeusedandunderstood.Wordshaveamuchbetterchanceofgettingaddedtothedictionaryifyouseetheminprintorheartheminconversation.It’sactuallyafull-timejobtosearchpopularcommunicationtofigureoutwhatnewwordsaresurfacinginourvernacular(方言).Lexicographersgettodecidewhichwordsmakeitintothedictionary,andtheydosobyreadingwidelyacrossindustriesanddisciplines.However,theyalsomakedecisionsaboutwhichidiomsmakeitin.
Dictionariescansometimesgetover1,000newwordsperyear.In2019theMerriam-Websteraddedover600inAprilandanother500+inSeptember.Afterlexicographersdecidewhichwordswillbeincluded,theywriteanewdefinition.Someexistingwordsalsogainadditionalmeanings,andthereareusuallythousandsofrevisions.Thedictionaryisaconstantlychangingwork-in-progress,justlikethelanguageitdescribesanddefines.Forinstance,theword“peak”recentlywentfrombeingjustasharp,pointedendtoalsobeingsomethingattheheightofpopularity.Occasionallyfakewordsactuallyendupinthedictionarybymistake.
Ifyouhaveawordthatyouthinkshouldbeinthedictionary,you’rewelcometogetintouchwiththelexicographersandsuggestit.However,thewordneedstobefairlypopular.Ithastohave“widespread,frequent,meaningfulusage”.Forinstance,OMGwasaddedtothedictionaryin2009afterlexicographershadobserveditingeneraluseforabout15years.
Newwordsspringfromnewtechnologiesanddisciplines,butthey’reveryofteninventedbyauthorsandwriterswholovelanguageandplaywithittocreatenewmeanings.OneofthegreatestcreatorswasWilliamShakespearewhocreatedover1,700newwordsoftenbyadaptingusageandusingnewcompounds.He’sresponsibleforwordslikeeyeball,excitement,fashionable,andlonely.“Hard-boiled”wasinventedbyMarkTwain.
8.Whatkindofnewwordscanbeincludedindictionaries?
A.Wordswhichhavebeenwidelyusedforlong.
B.Wordswhichwerecreatedbyfamouswriters.
C.Wordswhichhavebeenspokenbysomelocals.
D.Wordswhichfrequentlyappearinaprivateconversation.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Lexicographers”inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?
A.Newwordcreators.B.Writersofadictionary.
C.Specialistsinlanguages.D.Historiansonancientcultures.
10.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofadictionary?
A.Quiteambiguous.B.Error-free.
C.Extremelyrigid.D.Graduallydeveloping.
11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.HowtheDictionaryIsRevised
B.HowNewWordsSpreadinCulture
C.HowWordsGetAddedtotheDictionary
D.HowNewWordsAreInventedbyFamousAuthors
TheProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)—astudyofthetestscoresof15-year-oldsacross79countries—showedthatstudentsinEnglandperformedsignificantlybetterinmathsthan2015.PISAisconductedbytheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)everythreeyears,andassessestheperformanceof15-year-oldsmainlyinreading,mathsandscience.
InEngland,theGovernmenthasprioritized(优先)climbinguptheleaguetablesinrecentyears.Thelatesttestswerecarriedoutlastyear,andshowedthatEnglandwasranked17inthetableformaths,upfrom26in2015.PupilsinEnglandalsooutperformedtheOECDaverageinreadingandscience.Onstudentwell-being,53percentof15-year-oldsacrosstheUKreportedthattheyaresatisfiedwiththeirlives—wellbelowthe67percentaverageacrosstheOECD.
TakingtheUKasawhole,whiletherewasonlyastatisticallysignificantimprovementinmaths,thecountrystillimproveditspositionrelativetoothercountriesacrossallthreeofthesubjectstestedbyPISA.Inreading,theUKwas14th,upfrom22ndthreeyearsago.InsciencetheUKwas14th,upfrom15th,andinmathstheUKroseto18thfrom27th.
Acrosstherestoftheleaguetables,EastAsiancountrieslikeChinaandSingaporecontinuedtobefarsuperior.Today’sresultsalsoshowedthatEstoniaoutperformedallthemajorEuropeaneconomies.
However,GeoffBarton,thegeneralsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,cautionedagainstconcludingtoomuchfromthefindings.Therearemanyeducationalandnon-educationalfactorswhichaffectperformanceanditisnoteasytofindhowthesehaveimpactedonyoungpeople’sattainmentinasetoftests.Whatisworrying,however,isthatthisanalysisshowsthatfewerstudentsintheUKaresatisfiedwiththeirlivesthantheOECDaverage.Itisclearthatmanyyoungpeoplefeelundergreatpressureinasocietyinwhichtherisksoftenseemveryhightothemintermsofachievingtheirgoals.
12.WhichaspectofEnglandisundertheaverageoftheOECD?
A.Reading.B.Science.
C.Well-being.D.Maths.
13.WhichstatementagreeswiththeUK’performanceinPISA?
A.TheUKdidworsethanbefore.
B.TheUKprogressedalittleinPISA.
C.TheUKhasn’tmadeanyimprovement.
D.TheUKpulledwellaheadoftherestcountries.
14.WhichofthefollowingcountriesalwaysholdsaleadingpositioninPISA?
A.China.B.Estonia.C.TheUK.D.England.
15.WhatdotheGeoffBarton’swordsmeaninthelastparagraph?
A.ThePISAresultsareunbelievableforeducators.
B.StudentsintheUKareinneedofmorepractice.
C.Educationqualitycan’t
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