2016年衡水市高考英語模擬試題三(含答案)

1、2021年衡水市高考英語模擬試題三含答案2021好題精選模擬卷三第I卷第二局部閱讀理解共兩節(jié)，總分值40分第一節(jié)共15題；每題2分，總分值30分閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的四個選項A、B、C和D中，選出最正確選項。AAsayoungwomanwhowasalwaysinterestedinstyle,Igotluckyininterning（實習）withafashioncompanyinTokyo,lastsummer.IworkedasanassistantintheBusinessPlanningDepartment,helpingwithmarketingforthe2007Spring

2、/Summercollections.Fashionisabeautifulindustry.Butagainstmyexpectation,italsohaslotsofordinarywork.Everyday,Iwoulddosampletesting,preparethebrochureforfuturelaunches,andmeetwithcustomersandvisitors.Japanesecompanieshadatraditionalworkstyle.Wehadameetingeverymorningat9oclock.EveryMonday,allemployees,

3、includingthoseinotherpartsofJapan,wouldtakepartinaconferencecall.Everyafternoon,afterfinishingwork,eachofuswouldsaygoodbyetoeverymanagerinthecompany,whichtookmorethanfiveminutes.Allofthiskeptmefresh.Andthestrictworkatmospherecausedmetoworkharder.AttheendoflastAugust,thecompanys2007Spring/Summercolle

4、ctionstartedwithabigshowandwasverysuccessful.Lotsofcustomersshowedaninterestinourproducts,includingabusinessmanfromHongKong.Hewenttoourcompanyformoredetailsontheproducts,buthecouldnstpeakJapaneseandnoneofthestaffspokegoodEnglish.Justwhenthesituationseemedhelpless,Iofferedtogiveitatry.IwasaJapanesema

5、jor,butIhadalsopracticedmyEnglishoften.Mytranslationjobwaspraisedbyboththecustomerandmyboss.Andtheguestmadeabigpurchase.Thetwo-monthinternshiptaughtmealotaboutbusiness.Andthepay-150,000yen,orover10,000yuanamonth-wasenoughtocovermydailylivingcostsinTokyo.Moreover,theexperiencemademestandout.Everyinte

6、rviewerIvespokenwithshowedaninterestanddiscussedmyinternshipwithme.And thanks to this experience, Ive found a good job in one oftheBigFouraccountingfirmsandwillstartworkingthissummer.21. Beforesheinterned（實習）inthefashioncompanyinTokyo,thewriterA. didnotlikethefashion.B. imagineditbeingbeautifulandsi

7、mply.C. didntexpectafashionindustryhadlotsofworkasordinaryasnormal.D. wasnervousaboutit.22. WhatwouldeachoftheemployeesinJapaneseCompaniesdoeveryafternoon?A. Theydosampletesting.B. Theymeetwithcustomersandvisitors.C. Theypreparethebrochureforfuturelaunches.D. Theysaygoodbyetoeverymanager.23. Whydoes

8、thewriterworkharder?A. BecausesheisoftenkeptfreshB. BecauseJapanesetraditionalstrictworkstylecausesherto.C. Becauseameetingeverymorningisheld.D. BecausetheyholdaconferencecalleveryMonday.24. Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?A. Internshipusuallyplaysanimportantroleinfindingagoodjob.B. ChinesearegoodatEn

9、glish.C. JapanesearegoodatspokenEnglish.D. Andthepaythewritergotwasenoughforherfuturelife.BAGrassrootsRemedyMostofusspendourlivesseekingthenaturalworld.Tothisend,wewalkthedog,playgolf,gofishing,sitinthegarden,drinkoutsideratherthaninsidethepub,haveapicnic,liveinthesuburbs,gototheseaside,buyaweekendp

10、laceinthecountry.ThemostpopularleisureactivityinBritainisgoingforawalk.Andwhenjoggers（慢跑者）jog,theydontrunthestreets.Everyoneoftheminstinctivelyheadstotheparkortheriver.Itismyprofoundbeliefthatnotonlydoweallneednature,butweallseeknature,whetherweknowwearedoingsoornot.Butdespitethis,ourchildrenaregrow

11、ingupnature-deprived（喪失）.IspentmyboyhoodclimbingtreesonStreathamCommon,SouthLondon.Thesedays,childrenarerobbedoftheseancientfreedoms,duetoproblemslikecrime,traffic,thelossoftheopenspacesandoddnewperceptionsaboutwhatisbestforchildren,thatistosay,thingsthatcanbebought,ratherthanthingsthatcanbefound.Th

12、etruthistobefoundelsewhere.AstudyintheUS:familieshadmovedtobetterhousingandthechildrenwereassessedforADHDattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder（多動癥）.Thosewhoseaccommodationhadmorenaturalviewsshowedanimprovementof19%;thosewhohadthesameimprovementinmaterialsurroundingsbutnoniceviewimprovedjust4%.Astudy

13、inSwedenindicatedthatkindergartenchildrenwhocouldplayinanaturalenvironmenthadlessillnessandgreaterphysicalabilitythanchildrenusedonlytoanormalplayground.AUSstudysuggestedthatwhenaschoolgavechildrenaccesstoanaturalenvironment,academiclevelswereraisedacrosstheentireschool.Anotherstudyfoundthatchildren

14、playdifferentlyinanaturalenvironment.Inplaygrounds,childrencreateahierarchy（等級）basedonphysicalabilities,withthetoughonestakingthelead.Butwhenagrassyareawasplantedwithbushes,thechildrengotmuchmoreintofantasyplay,andthesocialhierarchywasnowbasedonimaginationandcreativity.Mostbullying（恃強凌弱）isfoundinsch

15、oolswherethereisatarmac（柏油碎石）playground;theleastbullyingisinanaturalareathatthechildrenareencouragedtoexplore.ThisremindsmeunpleasantlyofSunnyhillSchoolinStreatham,withitsharshtarmac,whereIusedtohangaboutincornersfantasisingaboutwildlife.Butchildrenarefrequentlydiscouragedfrominvolvementwithnaturals

16、paces,forhealthandsafetyreasons,forfearthattheymightgetdirtyorthattheymightcausedamage.So,instead,thedamageisdonetothechildrenthemselves:nottotheirbodiesbuttotheirsouls.OneofthegreatproblemsofmodernchildhoodisADHD,nowincreasinglyandexpensivelytreatedwithdrugs.Yetonestudyafteranotherindicatesthatcont

17、actwithnaturegiveshugebenefitstoADHDchildren.However,wespendmoneyondrugsratherthanongreenplaces.Thelifeofoldpeopleismeasurablybetterwhentheyhaveaccesstonature.Theincreasingemphasisforthegrowingpopulationofoldpeopleisinqualityratherthanquantityofyears.Andstudyafterstudyfindsthatagardenisthesinglemost

18、importantthinginfindingthatquality.Inwiderandmoredifficultareasoflife,thereisevidencetoindicatethatnaturalsurroundingsimproveallkindsofthings.Evenproblemswithcrimeandaggressivebehaviourarereducedwhenthereiscontactwiththenaturalworld.DrWilliamBird,researcherfromtheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds,

19、statesinhisstudy,“Anaturalenvironmentcanreduceviolentbehaviourbecauseitsrestorativeprocesshelpsreduceangerandimpulsivebehaviour.Wildplacesneedencouragingforthisreason,nomatterhowsmalltheircontribution.Wetendtolookonnatureconservationassomekindoffavourthathumanbeingsaregrantingtothenaturalworld.Theer

20、rorhereisfartoodeep:notonlydohumansneednatureforthemselves,buttheveryideathathumanityandthenaturalworldareseparablethingsisprofoundlydamaging.Humanbeingsareaspeciesofmammals（哺乳動物）.Forsevenmillionyearstheylivedontheplanetaspartofnature.Ourancestralselvesmissthenaturalworldandlongforcontactwithnon-hum

21、anlife.Anyonewhohaspattedadog,strokedacat,satunderatreewithapintofbeer,givenorreceivedabunchofflowersorchosentowalkthroughtheparkonaniceday,understandsthat.Weneedthewildworld.Itisessentialtoourwell-being,ourhealth,ourhappiness.Withoutthewildworldwearenotmorebutlesscivilised.Withoutotherlivingthingsa

22、rounduswearelessthanhuman.FivewaystofindharmonywiththenaturalworldWalk:Breaktherhythmofpermanentlybeingunderaroof.Getoffastopearlier,makeacircuitoftheparkatlunchtime,walkthechildtoandfromschool,getadog,feelyourselfmovinginmovingair,look,listen,absorb.Sit:Takeamoment,everynowandthen,tobestillinanopen

23、space.Inthegarden,anywherethatsnotintheoffice,anywhereoutofthehouse,awayfromtheroutine.Situnderatree,lookatwater,feelrefreshed,eversoslightlyrenewed.Drink:Thebestwaytoenjoythenaturalworldisbyyourself;thesecondbestwayisincompany.Takeadrinkoutsidewithagoodperson,agoodgathering:talkwiththesunandthewind

24、withbirdsongforbackground.Learn:Expandyourboundaries.Learnfivespeciesofbird,fivebutterflies,fivetrees,fivebirdsongs.Thatway,youseeandhearmore:andyourmindrespondsgratefullytothegreateramountofwildnessinyourlife.Travel:Theplacesyoualwayswantedtovisit:bytheseaside,inthecountry,inthehills.Takeaweekendbr

25、eak,aday-trip,getoutthereanddoit:forthescenery,forthewaythroughthewoods,forthebirds,forthebees.Gosomewherespecialandbringspecialnesshome.Itlastsforever,afterall.25. Whatdoestheauthorsaypeoplepreferfortheirchildrennowadays?A. Personalfreedom.B. Thingsthatarenatural.C. Urbansurroundings.D. Thingsthata

26、repurchased.26. ChildrenwhohavechancestoexplorenaturalareasA. tendtodevelopastrongloveforscienceB. aremorelikelytofantasiseaboutwildlifeC. tendtobephysicallytougherinadulthoodD. arelesslikelytobeinvolvedinbullying27. WhatdoestheauthorsuggestwedotohelpchildrenwithADHD?A. Findmoreeffectivedrugsforthem

27、.B. Providemoregreenspacesforthem.C. Placethemundermorepersonalcare.D. Engagetheminmoremeaningfulactivities.28. DrWilliamBirdsuggestsinhisstudythat.A. humanityandnaturearecomplementarytoeachotherB. wildplacesmayinduceimpulsivebehaviourinpeopleC. accesstonaturecontributestothereductionofviolenceD. it

28、takesalongtimetorestorenatureoncedamagedCCaughtintheWebAfewmonthsago,itwasntunusualfor47-year-oldCarlaToebetospend15hoursperdayonline.Shedwakeupearly,turnonherlaptopandchatonInternetdatingsitesandinstant-messagingprograms-leavingherbedforonlybriefintervals.Herhouseholdbillspiledup,alongwiththedishes

29、anddirtylaundry,butittooknear-constantcomplaintsfromherfourdaughtersbeforesherealizedshehadaproblem.Iwasstartingtofeellikemywholeworldwasfallingapart-kindofslippingintoadepression,"saidCarla.“IknewthatifIdidngtetoffthedatingsites,Idjustkeepgoing,detaching（使脫離）herselffurtherfromtheoutsideworld.T

30、oebesconclusion:Shefeltlikeshewas“addtiocttehdeInternet.Shesnotalone.ConcernaboutexcessiveInternetuseisntnew.Asfarbackas1995,articlesinmedicaljournalsandtheestablishmentofaPennsylvaniatreatmentcenterforoverusersgeneratedinterestinthesubject.Therestillnoconsensusonhowmuchtimeonlineconstitutestoomucho

31、rwhetheraddictionispossible.ButasrelianceontheWebgrows,therearesignsthatthequestionisgettingmoreseriousattention:Lastmonth,astudypublishedinCNSSpectrumsclaimedtobethefirstlarge-scalelookatexcessiveInternetuse.TheAmericanPsychiatricAssociationmayconsiderlistingInternetaddictioninthenexteditionofitsdi

32、agnosticmanual.AndscoresofonlinediscussionboardshavepoppeduponwhichpeoplediscussnegativeexperiencestiedtotoomuchtimeontheWeb.TheresnoquestionthatthererepeoplewhoreseriouslyintroublebecausetheyreoverdoingtheirInternetinvolvement,saidpsychiatrist（精神科醫(yī)生）IvanGoldberg.Goldbergcallstheproblemadisorderrath

33、erthanatrueaddiction.JonathanBishop,aresearcherinWalesspecializinginonlinecommunities,ismoreskeptical.“TheInternetisanenvironment,hesaid.“Youcantbeaddictedtotheenvironment.Bishopdescribestheproblemassimplyamatterofpriorities,whichcanbesolvedbyencouragingpeopletoprioritizeotherlifegoalsandplansinplac

34、eoftimespentonline.ThenewCNSSpectrumsstudywasbasedonresultsofanationwidetelephonesurveyofmorethan2,500adults.Likethe2005survey,thisonewasconductedbyStanfordUniversityresearchers.About6%ofrespondentsreportedthat“theirrelationshipssufferedbecauseofexcessiveInternetuse.About9%attemptedtoconceal“nonesse

35、ntialInternetuse,andnearly4%reportedfeeling“preoccupiedbytheInternetwhenoffline.About8%saidtheyusedtheInternetasawaytoescapeproblems,andalmost14%reportedthey“foundithardtostayawayfromtheInternetforseveraldaysatatime.TheInternetproblemisstillinitsinfancy,saidEliasAboujaoude,aStanfordprofessor.Nosingl

36、eonlineactivityistoblameforexcessiveuse,hesaid.“Theyreonlineinchatrooms,checkinge-mail,orwritingblogs.Theproblemisnotlimitedtoporn（色情）orgamblingwebsites.ExcessiveInternetuseshouldbedefinednotbythenumberofhoursspentonlinebut“intermsoflosses,saidMaressaOrzack,aHarvardUniversityprofessor.“Ifitaslosswhe

37、reyourenotgettingtowork,andfamilyrelationshipsarebreakingdownasaresult,thenit'stoomuch.Sincetheearly1990s,severalclinicshavebeenestablishedintheU.S.totreatheavyInternetusers.TheyincludetheCenterforInternetAddictionRecoveryandtheCenterforInternetBehavior.ThewebsiteforOrzackscenterliststhefollowin

38、gamongthepsychologicalsymptomsofcomputeraddiction: Havingasenseofwell-being（幸福）orexcitementwhileatthecomputer. Longingformoreandmoretimeatthecomputer. Neglectoffamilyandfriends. Feelingempty,depressedorirritablewhennotatthecomputer. Lyingtoemployersandfamilyaboutactivities. Inabilitytostoptheactivit

39、y. Problemswithschoolorjob.Physicalsymptomslistedincludedryeyes,backaches,skippingmeals,poorpersonalhygiene（衛(wèi)生）andsleepdisturbances.PeoplewhostrugglewithexcessiveInternetusemaybedepressedorhaveothermooddisorders,Orzacksaid.WhenshediscussesInternethabitswithherpatients,theyoftenreportthatbeingonlineo

40、ffersa“senseofbelonging,andeesxccaipteem,entandfun,"shesaid.“Somepeoplesayreliefbecaustheyfindthemselvessorelaxed.SomepartsoftheInternetseemtodrawpeopleinmorethanothers.Internetgamersspendcountlesshourscompetingingamesagainstpeoplefromallovertheworld.Onesuchgame,calledWorldofWarcraft,iscitedonm

41、anysitesbyposterscomplainingofa“gamingaddiction.AndrewHeidrich,aneducationnetworkadministratorfromSacramento,playsWorldofWarcraftforabouttwotofourhourseveryothernight,butthatsnothingcomparedwiththe40to60hoursaweekhespentplayingonlinegameswhenhewasincollege.Hecutbackonlyafterafull-scalefamilyinterven

42、tion（干預(yù)）,inwhichrelativestoldhimhedgainedweight.Theresthiswholecultureofcompetitionthatsuckspeopleinwithonlinegaming,saidHeidrich,nowafatheroftwo.“Peopledoitattheexpenseofeverythingthatwasaconstantintheirlives.Heidrichnowvisitswebsitesthatdiscussgamingaddictionregularly“toremindmyselftokeepmylovefor

43、onlinegamesincheck.ToebealsoregularlyvisitsasitewherepostersdiscussInternetoveruse.InAugust,whenshefirstrealizedshehadaproblem,shepostedamessageonaYahooInternetaddictiongroupwiththesubjectline:“IhaveanInternetAddiction.Imse-lefmployedandneedtheInternetformywork,butImfailingtoaccomplishmywork,totakec

44、areofmyhome,togiveattentiontomychildren,shewroteinamessagesenttothegroup.Ihavenomoneyorinsurancetogetprofessionalhelp;Ican'tevenpaymymortgage（押貸款）andfacelosingeverything.Sincethen,Toebesaid,shehaskeptherpromisetoherselftocutbackonherInternetuse.“Ihaveaboyfriendnow,andImnotinterestedinonlinedatin

45、g,shesaidbyphonelastweek.“Itsalotbetternow.29. WhateventuallymadeCarlaToeberealizeshewasspendingtoomuchtimeontheInternet?A. Herdaughtersrepeatedcomplaints.B. Fatigueresultingfromlackofsleep.C. Thepoorlymanagedstateofherhouse.D. Thehighfinancialcostsaddingup.30. WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutexcessiveInte

46、rnetuse?A. Peopleshouldbewarnedofitsharmfulconsequences.B. Ithasbecomevirtuallyinevitable.C. Ithasbeensomewhatexaggerated.D. Peoplehaventyetreachedagreementonitsdefinition.31. JonathanBishopbelievesthattheInternetoveruseproblemcanbesolvedifpeople.A. trytoimprovetheInternetenvironmentB. becomeawareof

47、itsseriousconsequencesC. canrealizewhatisimportantinlifeD. canreachaconsensusonitsdefinitionDCollegestakinganotherlookatvalueofmerit-basedaidGoodgradesandhightestsscoresstillmatteralottomanycollegesastheyawardfinancialaid.Butwithlow-incomestudentsprojectedtomakeupanever-largershareofthecollege-bound

48、populationincomingyears,someschoolsarere-examiningwhetherthataid,typicallyknownas“meritaid,isthemosteffectiveuseofpreciousinstitutionaldollars.GeorgeWashingtonUniversityinWashington,D.C.,forexample,saidlastweekthatitwouldcutthevalueofitsaveragemeritscholarshipsbyaboutone-thirdandreducethenumberofrec

49、ipients（接受者）,pouringthesavings,about$2.5million,intoneed-basedaid.AlleghenyCollegeinMeadville,Pa.,madeasimilardecisionthreeyearsago.Now,HamiltonCollegeinClinton,N.Y.,saysitwillphaseoutmeritscholarshipsaltogether.Nocurrentmerit-aidrecipientswilllosetheirscholarships,butneed-basedaidalonewillbeawarded

50、beginningwithstudentsenteringinfall2021.Notallcollegesoffermeritaid;generally,themoreselectiveaschool,thelesslikelyitistodoso.HarvardandPrinceton,forexample,offergenerousneed-basedpackages,butmanyfamilieswhodontmeetneedeligibility（資格）havebeenwillingtopaywhatevertheymustforabig-nameschool.Forsmallreg

51、ionalcollegesthatstrugglejusttofillseats,meritaidcanbeanimportantrevenue-builderbecausemanyrecipientsstillpayenoughtuitiondollarsoverandabovethescholarshipamounttokeeptheinstitutionrunning.Butforrankings-consciousschoolsinbetween,meritaidhasservedprimarilyasatooltorecruittopstudentsandtoimprovetheir

52、academicprofits.“Theyretryingtobuystudents,saysSkidmoreCollegeeconomistSandyBaum.Studiesshowmeritaidalsotendstobenefitdisproportionatelystudentswhocouldaffordtoenrollwithoutit.“Aswelooktothefuture,weseeamorepressingneedtoinvestinneed-basedaid,saysMonicaInzer,deanofadmissionandfinancialaidatHamilton,

53、whichhasofferedmeritscholarshipsfor10years.Duringthattime,itroseinUSNews&WorldReportsrankingofthebestliberalartscolleges,from25to17.Meritaid,whichbenefitedabout75studentsayear,orabout4%ofitsstudentbody,atacostofabout$1millionayear,“serveduswell,Inzersays,but“tobediscountingthepriceforfamilie

54、sthatdontneedfinancialaiddoesntfeelrightanymore.Need-basedaidremainsbyfarthelargestshareofallstudentaid,whichincludesstate,federalandinstitutionalgrants.Butmeritaid,offeredprimarilybyschoolsandstates,isgrowingfaster,bothoverallandattheinstitutionallevel.Between1995-96and2003-04,institutionalmeritaid

55、aloneincreased212%,comparedwith47%forneed-basedgrants.Atleast15statesalsooffermeritaid,typicallyinabidtoenrolltopstudentsinthestatespublicinstitutions.Butinrecentyears,agrowingchorus（異口同聲）ofcriticshasbegunpressuringschoolstodropthepractice.RecentdecisionsbyHamiltonandothersmaybe“asignthatpeoplearest

56、artingtorealizethattheresthisdestructivecompetitiongoingon,saysBaum,co-authorofarecentCollegeReportthatraisesconcernsabouttheroleofinstitutionalaidnotbasedonneed.DavidLaird,presidentoftheMinnesotaPrivateCollegeCouncil,saysmanyofhisschoolswouldliketoreducetheirmeritaidbutfearthatindoingso,theywouldlo

57、setopstudentstotheircompetitors.“Noonecantakeone-sidedaction,saysLaird,whoisexploringwhethertoseekanexemption（豁免）fromfederalanti-trustlawssomembercollegescandiscusshowtheycouldjointlyreducemeritaid,“Thisisa-gmoe-roryundthatsgoingveryfast,andnoneoftheinstitutionsbelievetheycansustaintherisksoftryingt

58、obreakawaybythemselves.Acomplicatingfactoristhatmeritaidhasbecomesopopularwithmiddle-incomefamilies,whodontqualifyforneed-basedaid,thatmanyhavecometodependonit.And,astuitionscontinuetoincrease,thelinebetweenmeritandneedblurs.ThatsonereasonAlleghenyCollegedoesntplantodropmeritaidentirely.“Westillbelieveinrewardingsuperiorachievementsandknowthatthesetopstudentstrulyvaluethescholarship,saysScottFriedhoff,Alleghenysvicepresidentforenrollment.EmoryUniversityinAtlanta,whichboastsa$4.7