【附20套高考模拟试题】【全国校级联考】河南省中原名校2020届高三第三次质量考评试卷英语含答案

4、Which is the best title for the text? A．More practice, less failure B．Fight for victory to the last second C．Enjoyment first, competition second D．Prohibit kids from competitive sports

23．（8分） If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.

The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr Andrea Michelle, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners. Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.

“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.

It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.

Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between

bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的).” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”

The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.

1、The main subject talked about in this passage is ______. A．science on learning a second language B．man’s ability of learning a second language C．language can help brain power D．language learning and maths study

2、In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to ______. A．say language is also a kind of physical labor

B．prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a language C．to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language D．make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well 3、The underlined word “bilingual” probably means ______. A．a researcher on language learning

B．a person who is good at learning foreign languages C．a person who can speak two languages D．an active language learner

24．Now that my model machine works, my next engineering project will be hooking it up to the （8分）alarm system of an actual car. I want to help parents avoid the risk of forgetting by accident, which could change the family’s lives forever.

I have participated in several science fair competitions, like Google Science Fair and Santa Gertrudis School Science Fair, individually and as a team with my older brothers. Broadcom MASTERS has been very important in encouraging me to pursue(探求) STEM-Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM is the main source of knowledge for even1 field in the world. You can find science in every activity you do and it does not have to be a complicated subject at school. This is what first interested me in it. It changed the way I saw the world.

When I was presenting my project at State of Texas Science Fair 2017, I wasn’t feeling too great, and after the judges came by, I felt like I wasn’t going to win. Then I saw four families crowding around my board-I was shocked. They wanted me to present my project to them because they knew about it from the news. These parents asked me to talk to their kids and inspire them. I fell very excited because I got to present the invention that led me to what I am now to the world.

My current goals are to extend ranges in STEM in high school, since in middle school you are more limited. I would like to compete in the University interscholastic Team, participate in Intel ISEF, compete in the Google Science Fair again, and present better projects for science fair.

Instead of watching that one last plot of a TV show, go and think of how you can create something or make sense of something you’re enthusiastic about. Work hard in everything you do for every moment of your life, make that one thing into the best thing, and improve your planning of the project. 1、How will the author help parents avoid the risk of forgetting? A．By changing the family’s lives forever. B．By fitting the alarm system in actual cars.

C．By running the risking of traffic accidents. D．By making his model machine work well. 2、What changed the way the author saw the world? A．His project presentation. B．His pursuing STEM.

C．His inventive achievements. D．His attending competitions. 3、Why did the four families crowd around the author’s board? A．To witness his project. B．To acquire his signature. C．To purchase his patent. D．To inspire their children. 4、What does the author advise us to do?

A．Do all to the best of our ability. B．Work hard to become famous. C．Consider flow to create a TV plot. D．Employ time effectively to lift us.

25．（10分） For as long as there have been gifts, we naturally make choices based on the recipient (接受者). But what if we have been wrong all along and that we could turn things around, which not only made gift buying easier, but the recipient happier?

In 2015, psychologists Lauren Human and Lara Aknin conducted an online survey, which suggested that when people buy gifts, they prefer to choose something based on the recipient’s personality and tastes. Most people also said that they preferred receiving gifts bought with them in mind: gifts for them.

But Human and Aknin wondered if this approach to giving failed to take advantage of the way we connect as people. So they sent 78 volunteers into a shopping centre before Mother’s Day. Half were told to buy a card that “reveals(揭示) your knowledge of the recipient” while the others set out to buy a card that “reveals your true self”. After the purchase, the givers who had thought partly of themselves reported feeling emotionally closer to their mothers.

To find out how that approach goes down with recipients, the psychologists did another test, asking more than 100 students to choose a song on iTunes to give to a friend, partner or family member. Each half of the group received the same instructions as the card buyers. Results revealed that recipients of songs that revealed something of the givers felt closer to them than those who received gifts bought only with them in mind.

Human and Aknin suggest it might apply to all gifts. “If building stronger social connections is the underlying (潜在的) goal” of a gift and surely it should be—then we “may well be advised to offer more self-reflective gifts”. In short, for a present to be meaningful, you need to give away a bit of yourself, even if there is a risk that the gift might not so closely suit the recipient’s practical needs or tastes as one acquired purely with that in mind.

Moreover, giving something of oneself can be a safer act, the psychologists added. Because it reduces

the risk of revealing poor knowledge of a recipient by attempting to buy something that fits their character—and failing.

But a note of caution here: what the research does not examine is the potential risk in repeated, unsympathetic giver-centered giving, which, according to Human and Aknin “could signal self-obsession” —and nobody wants to reveal that about themselves.

1、From the Mother’s Day card test, we can conclude that ________. A．gifts chosen with the giver in mind work well on the giver B．most people choose gifts with the recipient in mind C．most people choose gifts based on their personal tastes D．gifts chosen with the giver in mind work well on the recipient

2、What do the underlined words “them, them” refer to in order of appearance? A．The recipients; the givers. C．The givers; the givers.

B．The givers; the recipients. D．The recipients; the recipients.

3、What does the author think is the significance of gift giving? A．Making the giver’s life happier.

B．Showing one’s knowledge of the recipient. C．Establishing and strengthening social connections. D．Meeting the recipient’s practical needs.

4、Which of the following is Human and Aknin’s advice on gift giving? A．Choose gifts that reflect more of yourself. B．Just focus on your own tastes when choosing gifts. C．Buy something that fits the recipient’s character most. D．Be careful not to signal your true personality. 5、Which is the best title of this passage? A．The tradition of gift giving. C．The effect of gift giving.

B．The purpose of gift giving. D．The psychology of gift giving.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．

26．（30分） I live in a rural community in the United States. A rural area is different from a city because there are 1 people. My home is deep in a valley 2 by mountains that are rocky and covered in trees. 3 many farms are located in rural areas because they require large plots of land to grow food or 4 farm animals, in my community the mountains and 5 soil make it difficult to farm. This is one 6 why few people live in my area. What’s it like to live in the mountains? Since we have a lot of 7 , we get to have horses and