潮州市届高考第二次模拟考试英语含答案Word格式文档下载.docx
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第一节(共15小题;
每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
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
Performances
Let'
sFacetheMusic
RiaJones,theworld-famousstarofEvita,Cats,andLesMiserables,returnshomefortwospecialconcerts.
Provingthatthereismoretoherthanagreatgiftforsingingthegreatshowsongs,Riainvitesyouonamemorablejourneythatgoesfrommusicaltoclassicalandfromclassicaltopop.SongsfromMissSaigonperfectlymixwithDisneyfavoritesfromBeautyandtheBeastalongwithsomepopularstandardsforagreateveninginthecompanyofaveryspecialvocaltalent.
SongRecital
JudyCoeperformswidelyasasoloist(独唱者)inAmericaandisalsoamusicteacher.TheprogrammeincludessongsfromPorgyandBess,asuccessfulAmericanopera,withspecialsolopianoarrangementsbyKatherineMorris.JudyendstheconcertwithsongswhosetextsarebyShakespeare,Yeats,Eliot,OscarWildeandEmilyDickinson.TheconcertwillbeframedbythesingingofWelshandAmericanmusicbythepopularGyrlaisMaleVoiceChoir,directedbyMeirwynThomas.
MayteMartin
MayteMartiniseasilythebest-knownCatalansinger.Shehasbeenverypopularsinceherearlytwenties,whenshewonastringofprizes.ShehastakenpartinBarcelona'
sWOMADfestivalsandintheGipsyKing'
scelebratedfestivalMosaiqueGitaneatNimes.Shewillbeaccompaniedbyherregularsologuitarist,twodancersanda"
clapper"
.
TheAdventureofMalic
ThisshowisaboutthefantasticallydangerouslifeofanimaginaryIberiancharactercalledMalic.InthisshowhevisitsChinaandgetsintofightswithdragonsandthentravelstoBarcelonawherehecomesacrossmanydangerouscharacters.TheshowistoldusingChineseshadowpuppets(皮影),beautifullyhandled,withalivenarrator-musicianwhogiveslifetotheshowinEnglish.
1.WhowillperformDisneysongs?
A.RiaJones.
B.JudyCoe..
C.MayteMartin.
D.KatherineMorris.
2.Inwhichperformancecanyouenjoyfamouswriters'
works?
A.Let'
sFacetheMusic.
B.SongRecital.
D.TheAdventureofMalic.
3.Whatdoweknowabout"
TheAdventureofMalic"
?
A.ItwasmadeinChinese.
B.ItwasshotinBarcelona.
C.Itisbasedonatrueadventurestory.
D.ItispresentedthroughatraditionalChineseartform.
B
Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we'
vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.
About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher'
seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:
Ihateit!
Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn.andlistenedtoit.
Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin'
svoicewokeupthesun;
madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.
Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin-Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined(用松香擦)thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.
Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;
whenI'
mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway;
mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn(庄严的)tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.
Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer'
sday?
4.Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor'
sdislikeofviolin-playing?
A.Ordersfrommum.
B.Boredomofpractice.
C.Lossofpassionforviolin.
D.Disappointmentintheteacher'
seyes.
5.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?
A.Theauthor'
sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.
B.Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor'
sheartunabletobeat.
C.Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.
D.Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.
6.Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?
A.Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.
B.Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion.
C.Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.
D.HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn'
sworks.
7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Deeploveformusic.
B.Aninspiringstoryofviolin.
C.Musicalsoulmate-violin.
D.Mydislikeandlikeofviolin.
C
Whilethestartofanewschoolyearisalwaysexciting,thisyearwasevenmoresoforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland,NewZealand.Theybecametheworld'
sfirstkidstobe"
taught"
byadigitalteacher.Beforeyoustartimaginingahuman-likerobotwalkingaroundtheclassroom,Willisjustanavatarthatappearsonthestudent'
sdesktop,orsmartphonescreen,whenorderedtocome.
Theautonomousanimationplatformhasbeenmodeledafterthehumanbrainandnervoussystem,allowingittoshowhuman-likebehavior.ThedigitalteacherisassignedtoteachVector'
s"
Besustainablewithenergy"
—afreeprogramforAucklandelementaryschools.
Justlikethehumansitreplaced,Willisabletoinstantlyreacttothestudents'
responsestothetopic.Thankstoawebcamandmicrophone,theavatarnotonlyrespondstoquestionsthekidsmayhave,butalsopicksupnon-verbalcues.Forinstance,ifastudentsmilesatWill,herespondsbysmilingback.Thistwo-wayinteractionnotonlyhelpsattractthestudents'
attention,butalsoallowstheprogram'
sdeveloperstomonitortheirengagement,andmakechangesifneeded.
NikhilRavishankarbelievesthatWill-likeavatarscouldbeanovelwaytocatchtheattentionofthenextgeneration.Hesays,"
Ihavealotofhopeinthistechnologyasameanstodelivercost-effective,rich,educationalexperienceinthefuture."
Theprogram,inplacesinceAugust2018,hasbeenagreatsuccessthusfar.Ravishankarsays,"
WhatwasfascinatingtomewasthereactionofthechildrentoWill.Thewaytheylookattheworldissocreativeanddifferent,andWillreallycapturedtheirattention."
However,regardlessofhowpopularitbecomes,Willisunlikelytoreplacehumaneducatorsanytimesoon.
8.WhatwasspecialforsomeelementaryschoolstudentsinAuckland?
A.Adigitalteachertaughtthem.
B.Theyfirstsawsomethingdigital.
C.Thiswasthestartofanewschoolyear.
D.Theycouldgetclosetosmartphonescreen.
9.Whatisthebenefitofthistwo-wayinteraction?
A.Itcansmileback.
B.Itcanusemicrophone.
C.Itcanchangeifnecessary.
D.Itcantalkanytopicforfree.
10.What'
sauthor'
sattitudetoWill'
sreplacingHumaneducatorssoon?
A.Unclear.
B.Doubtful.
C.Optimistic.
D.Disapproving.
11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.NewHigh-techContributestoEducation.
B.NewZealandWillReplaceTeachersinClassrooms.
C.TheWorld'
sFirstDigitalTeacher,aHelptoStudents.
D.TheWorld'
sFirstDigitalTeacherAppearsinClassroom.
D
Ifyoubelievethatscientistsandartistsaremostcreativewhenthey'
reyoung,youaremissinganimportantpartofthestory.AnewstudypublishedinDeEconomistlookedatNobelPrizewinnersinthefieldofeconomics.Itfoundtherearetwodifferentpeaksofcreativity.Onecomesearlyinaperson'
scareer,whileanothercomeslater.
Theresearchsupportspreviousworkbytheauthorsthatfoundsimilarpatternsintheartsandothersciences.
"
Webelievewhatwefoundinthisstudyisn'
tlimitedtoeconomics,butcouldapplytocreativitymoregenerally,"
saidBruceWeinberg,leadauthorofthestudyandprofessorofeconomicsatTheOhioStateUniversity.
Manypeoplebelievethatcreativityisexclusivelyassociatedwithyouth,butitreallydependsonwhatkindofcreativityyou'
retalkingabout."
Inthestudy,thosewhodidtheirmostgroundbreakingworkearlyintheircareerstendedtobe"
conceptual"
innovators(创新者).
Thesetypeofinnovators"
thinkoutsidethebox"
challengingconventionalwisdomandsuddenlycomingupwithnewideas.Conceptualinnovatorsarenotyetimmersed(沉浸于)intheacceptedtheoriesoftheirfield,Weinbergsaid.
Butthereisanotherkindofcreativity,hesaid,whichisfoundamong"
experimental"
innovators.Theseinnovatorsaccumulateknowledgethroughtheircareersandfindnewwaystounderstandit.
ThelongperiodsoftrialanderrorforimportantexperimentalinnovationscomelaterinaNobellaureate'
s(荣誉获得者的)career.
Whetheryouhityourcreativepeakearlyorlateinyourcareerdependsonwhetheryouhaveaconceptualorexperimentalapproach,"
Weinbergsaid.
Theresearcherstookanovel,empirical(经验主义的)approachtothestudy,whichinvolved31laureates.Theyarrangedthelaureatesonalistfromthemostexperimentaltomostconceptual.
Thisrankingwasbasedonthelaureates'
mostimportantwork,classifyingtheminto"
or"
.
Afterclassifyingthelaureates,theresearchersdeterminedtheageatwhicheachlaureatemadehismostimportantcontributiontoeconomicsandcould
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