组合练3
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共7小题;每小题2.5分,满分17.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
(2024·河北省雄安新区高三三模)
World Food Day Poster Contest
If you're aged between 5 and 19 and wherever you live, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations wants to hear from you! Use your imagination and create a poster showing a world where no one is left behind and everyone has access to healthy and affordable food.
Rules:
The registration period will end at 12:00 on Friday, November 3.
The contest is divided into the following categories:from 5 to 8 years old, from 9 to 12 years old, from 13 to 15 years old and from 16 to 19 years old.
Participants who submit more than one poster will be disqualified.
All artworks must be original.And posters have to be drawn or painted with pens or colored pencils or be designed digitally.
Posters may or may not include the text.If the text is used, no more than 25 words will be accepted.Don't include names, school names, age, contact information or photographic pictures of the competitors, etc.
Posters can only be sent using the registration form provided for this purpose.All fields of the entry form must be completed and once the poster design has been uploaded, the SUBMIT button must be clicked.
Only digital files in JPEG format will be accepted.
Prize:
The selection committee will choose 15 posters in each category for the shortlist (决选名单) and inform them in December.Shortlisted candidates will receive a certificate for this achievement.
A jury (评委会) will choose three winning posters from each category, and these winning posters will be announced on the World Food Day website.
Winners will be promoted on FAO social media and will also receive a certificate of recognition and a surprise gift bag.
1.What is a requirement for the participants?
A.They must present only one poster.
B.They must design their posters digitally.
C.They must upload their posters on Nov.3.
D.They must provide their personal information.
2.How many posters will be chosen for the shortlist in all?
A.15. B.30.
C.45. D.60.
3.What will happen to the winners?
A.They will become members of FAO.
B.They will be introduced on FAO media.
C.They will receive a lot of money.
D.They will get many bags full of posters.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了世界粮食日海报大赛的参赛规则。
1.A 细节理解题。根据Rules部分中“Participants who submit more than one poster will be disqualified.(提交多于一张海报的参赛者将被取消参赛资格。)”可知,对参赛者的要求是他们只能提交一张海报。故选A。
2.D 数字计算题。根据Rules部分中“The contest is divided into the following categories:from 5 to 8 years old, from 9 to 12 years old, from 13 to 15 years old and from 16 to 19 years old.(比赛分为5-8岁、9-12岁、13-15岁和16-19岁。)”可知,比赛分四个类别;再根据Prize部分中“The selection committee will choose 15 posters in each category for the shortlist(决选名单) and inform them in December.(评选委员会将在每个类别中选出15张海报进入决选名单,并于12月通知他们。)”可知,每个类别中选出15张海报进入决选名单,共四个类别,所以共60张海报会进入决选名单。故选D。
3.B 细节理解题。根据Prize部分中“Winners will be promoted on FAO social media and will also receive a certificate of recognition and a surprise gift bag.(获奖者将在粮农组织社交媒体上进行宣传,并将获得认可证书和惊喜礼品袋。)”可知,获奖者将在粮农组织媒体上被宣传。故选B。
B
(2024·湘豫名校高三一模)
So, I did it.I moved back home, despite all the disapproval.I left my good job, my relationship, and the endless opportunities.
Some people questioned me, “Why did you move back?” It was hard at first to admit that I liked being home, and that, actually, I didn't prefer New York City (as so many people do).But after time, it became easier and less of an issue.And when they asked me why I moved back home, I confidently said, “Because I wanted to.” Many people welcomed me back into the community.
The first few months home were the most relaxing of my life.Every day I wake up to birds chirping, and sunlight coming in from the window—no traffic sounds or people screaming on the streets.It sounds like a Disney movie, but it's so true! There is something about the air here—it's clean.It smells good.I can also see the Grand Mesa (the largest flat-top mountain in the world) from my bedroom window.My work commute (通勤) is a four-minute car ride.And on summer nights, my favorite thing to do is watch the sunset from my porch because it's the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.
I've been home for almost three years now, much to the surprise of my friends and family.Some friends even made bets on how long “this” would last.So far, I'm winning.But since I've been home my life has flourished.I realized that home, for me, is a place that inspires me.Because before, in the city, I felt like I had to compete with everyone to get ahead.Many times, forgetting what I was “fighting” for, I was clouded in competition and not passion.I lost touch with the other parts of myself, never quite realizing that the quiet country life provided that to me.
By coming home, I found myself again, the true me.I didn't expect a city to give me opportunities because I could make my own.
4.Why does the author mention “a Disney movie” in Paragraph 3?
A.To introduce a new topic.
B.To provide more details.
C.To give a vivid description.
D.To support an argument.
5.How did the author win the bets with her friends?
A.By staying home longer than expected.
B.By getting used to country life quickly.
C.By wining competitions at workplace.
D.By leading a better life than in the city.
6.What is it that the author dislikes about city life?
A.Bad work relations.
B.Few job opportunities.
C.Longer work commute.
D.Too much competition.
7.What does the author refer to with the word “that” in Paragraph 4?
A.The goal she was fighting for.
B.Living to be her true self.
C.The chance of getting ahead of others.
D.A more comfortable life.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者主动放弃了城市里繁华的生活,回到自己的家乡,由此找回了一度迷失的自己,使自己的生活重燃激情。
4.C 推理判断题。根据第三段“The first few months home were the most relaxing of my life.Every day I wake up to birds chirping, and sunlight coming in from the window—no traffic sounds or people screaming on the streets.(回家的最初几个月是我一生中最放松的几个月。每天我醒来时都听到鸟儿叽叽喳喳,阳光从窗户射进来,街上没有交通声,也没有人尖叫。)”可知,作者提到迪士尼电影是为了使自己所描述的宁静惬意的乡村生活更加形象和生动。故选C。
5.A 细节理解题。根据第四段“I've been home for almost three years now, much to the surprise of my friends and family.Some friends even made bets on how long ‘this’ would last.So far, I'm winning.(我在家已经快三年了,这让我的朋友和家人非常惊讶。一些朋友甚至打赌‘这’会持续多久。到目前为止,我赢了。)”以及上下文可知,作者的朋友与她打赌的内容是,朋友认为作者不可能在乡下待很长时间(最终还会回到城市),不过,作者赢了。故选A。
6.D 细节理解题。根据第四段“Because before, in the city, I felt like I had to compete with everyone to get ahead.Many times, forgetting what I was ‘fighting’ for, I was clouded in competition and not passion.(因为以前,在城市里,我觉得我必须与所有人竞争才能获得成功。很多时候,我忘记了自己在为什么‘奋斗’,被竞争而不是激情所笼罩。)”可知,作者对城市生活厌恶的原因是,过于激烈的竞争让她完全失去了自我,失去了生活的热情。故选D。
7.B 代词指代题。根据第四段“I lost touch with the other parts of myself, never quite realizing that the quiet country life provided that to me.(我与自己的其他部分失去了联系,从未完全意识到宁静的乡村生活为我提供了这一点。)”以及上文可知,作者在这里用that指代“过自己切实向往的生活”。故选B。
Ⅱ.七选五 (共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
(2024·东北三省四校高三四模)
Who can imagine life today without an Automated Teller Machine (ATM)?They are available in considerable numbers throughout the world.
The first ATM was the brainchild of an enterprising Turkish-American inventor Luther George Simjian.When the idea of an automated banking machine struck him, he registered 20 patents before any bank agreed to give it a trial run.It is easy to assume that the inventor of such a popular machine was laughing all the way to the bank.1. Within six months of its operation in New York in 1939, the device was removed due to lack of customer acceptance.
It was not until 1967, nearly 30 years later, that Barclays Bank, in a careful launch, rolled out a self-service machine in London, England, which proved successful.2. The first cash machine relied on customers' use of prepaid tokens (代币) to get envelopes with a fixed amount of cash inside.
3. The banks' principle was seemingly customer service.But it would be foolish to minimize the many advantages that cash machines provided to the banks themselves.By the late 1970s, the highest fixed cost for the average large bank was its branches.The greatest variable cost and loss to profits were its staff.Bank accounts swiftly recognized that self-service operations could reduce bank branch staff cost by 70 percent.
Experts quickly determined that public acceptance of ATMs counted on convenience, simplicity, speed, security and trust.4. For maximum efficiency, ATMs had to be located near public transport or in a shopping mall, not at a branch.The busier and more crowded the location, obviously, the better.Now, roughly 75 percent of all cash provided by banks to their customers comes from cash machines.5.
Public acceptance of deposits (存款) by machine was significantly slower than customers' usage of ATMs for withdrawals.In general, it seems that customers sometimes still prefer and trust an over-the-counter transaction (交易) for deposits.
A.Location, in particular, was a key factor.
B.His cash machine, however, didn't prove durable.
C.The device was relatively primitive, at least by today's standards.
D.However, cash machines posed some interesting, unanswered questions.
E.An interesting factor was the issue of bio-statistics for customer identification.
F.Devices originally dismissed by the public are now recognized as essential institutions.
G.Soon afterwards, many other banks became admittedly champions of the cash machine.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。介绍了自动取款机的发展历程和其在现代生活中的重要性。
1.B 段中题。根据上文“It is easy to assume that the inventor of such a popular machine was laughing all the way to the bank.(人们很容易认为,这样一台受欢迎机器的发明者一定赚得盆满钵满。)”和下文“Within six months of its operation in New York in 1939, the device was removed due to lack of customer acceptance.(1939年,该设备在纽约运行了六个月后,由于缺乏客户接受,该设备被拆除。)”可知,上下文有转折关系,B项“His cash machine, however, didn't prove durable.(然而,事实证明他的取款机并不耐用。)”承上启下,说明设想和现实有差距,引出下文第一台取款机的真实命运,上下文语意连贯。故选B。
2.C 段中题。下文“The first cash machine relied on customers' use of prepaid tokens (代币) to get envelopes with a fixed amount of cash inside.(第一台自动取款机依靠顾客使用预付代币来获得装有固定数量现金的信封。)”介绍了第一台自动取款机的工作原理:用预付代币来换取现金信封,是对C项“The device was relatively primitive, at least by today's standards.(这个装置相对来说比较原始,至少以今天的标准来看是这样。)”的说明,说明第一台自动取款机比较原始的工作原理,上下文语意连贯。故选C。
3.G 段首题。下文“The banks' principle was seemingly customer service.But it would be foolish to minimize ...bank branch staff cost by 70 percent.(银行的原则似乎是客户服务。但是,低估自动取款机给银行自身带来的诸多好处是愚蠢的。到20世纪70年代末,大型银行的平均固定成本最高的是其分支机构。最大的可变成本和利润损失是它的员工。银行账户很快意识到,自助服务可以将银行分行的员工成本降低70%。)”说明了自动取款机给银行带来的诸多好处,解释了G项“Soon afterwards, many other banks became admittedly champions of the cash machine.(不久之后,许多其他银行成为公认的自动提款机的拥护者。)”中描述的这一现象,许多银行为了获益开始使用自动提款机,上下文语意连贯。故选G。
4.A 段中题。下文“For maximum efficiency, ATMs had to be located near public transport or in a shopping mall, not at a branch.The busier and more crowded the location, obviously, the better.(为了最大限度地提高效率,自动取款机必须设在公共交通附近或购物中心,而不是在分行。显然,地点越繁忙、越拥挤越好。)”指出自动取款机需要设在公共交通附近或购物中心,是对A项“Location, in particular, was a key factor.(尤其是地理位置,是一个关键因素。)”的举例说明,说明地理位置的重要作用。故选A。
5.F 段尾题。上文“Now, roughly 75 percent of all cash provided by banks to their customers comes from cash machines.(现在,银行提供给客户的现金中,大约75%来自自动取款机。)”谈及自动取款机的普及和广泛使用,F项“Devices originally dismissed by the public are now recognized as essential institutions.(最初被公众忽视的设备现在被认为是不可或缺的设施。)”承接上文,总结自动取款机命运的变化,上下文语意连贯。故选F。
Ⅲ.完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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。
(2024·江西省吉安市六校协作体高三模拟预测)
I was 3 years into my Ph.D.Yet I still felt in the 1. because I did not know how or when I would graduate.To be 2. , I couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel.Worse still, Erika was 3. , the only other woman in the lab.This added to my 4. .As she cleared out her lab space, she offered a 5. :her old but big computer monitor (显示器).This kind, seemingly minute 6. turned out to be exactly the lifeline (救命稻草) I 7. .
To me, this monitor was a 8. that my community supports me even when they aren't 9. with me.After years of using only a small laptop, I was 10. by how much my work benefited from having an additional screen.With this 11. perspective, I started to like writing.I handed in my graduation paper, and the light at the end of the tunnel shined brightly.
Then I graduated.My 12. with the monitor came to an end, and I wanted to 13. the chain of care and sisterhood.So, I offered it to another woman engineer, who told me the monitor allowed her to have focused writing time.It also helped solidify her 14. that she is in community with people who support her—just as it did for me.
And just like that, a ripple (涟漪) effect from an 15. monitor.
1.A.end B.air
C.past D.dark
2.A.fair B.famous
C.frank D.independent
3.A.volunteering B.progressing
C.applying D.leaving
4.A.anxiety B.surprise
C.annoyance D.embarrassment
5.A.suggestion B.gift
C.ride D.choice
6.A.response B.change
C.gesture D.contribution
7.A.shared B.needed
C.provided D.experienced
8.A.reminder B.result
C.form D.proposal
9.A.eventually B.fortunately
C.acceptably D.physically
10.A.kept back B.looked into
C.turned down D.blown away
11.A.slower B.emptier
C.broader D.heavier
12.A.comparison B.time
C.communication D.satisfaction
13.A.continue B.found
C.restore D.check
14.A.sense B.achievement
C.dream D.character
15.A.expensive B.artificial
C.ordinary D.adjustable
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在读博期间,和她同在一个实验室的一位女士送给她一个电脑显示器,这让作者感到温暖,后来她又把这个显示器送给了另外一位女士。
1.D 考查名词辨析。句意:我攻读博士学位已经三年了,但我仍然感到迷茫,因为我不知道如何毕业,也不知道什么时候毕业。A.end结束;B.air空气;C.past过去;D.dark黑暗。根据“I was 3 years into my Ph.D.”以及“because I did not know how or when I would graduate”可知,作者已经读了三年博士,依旧不知道什么时候能毕业,她应是感到一片黑暗。故选D。
2.C 考查形容词辨析。句意:坦率地说,我看不到隧道尽头的光明。A.fair公平的;B.famous著名的;C.frank坦率的;D.independent独立的。根据“I couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel”可知,此处是习惯搭配to be frank,意为“坦率地说”。故选C。
3.D 考查动词辨析。句意:更糟糕的是,实验室里唯一的另一位女性埃里卡也要离开了。A.volunteering自愿做;B.progressing进展;C.applying申请;D.leaving离开。根据后文“As she cleared out her lab space”可知,埃里卡清理了自己的实验空间,说明她要离开了。故选D。
4.A 考查名词辨析。句意:这增加了我的焦虑。A.anxiety焦虑;B.surprise惊讶;C.annoyance烦恼;D.embarrassment尴尬。根据前文“I was 3 years into my Ph.D.Yet I still felt in the”可知,作者一直不能博士毕业,是焦虑的,现在另一个女性离开了,增加了她的焦虑。故选A。
5.B 考查名词辨析。句意:当她在清理自己的实验空间时,她送了我一份礼物:她那个又旧又大的电脑显示器。A.suggestion建议;B.gift礼物;C.ride短途旅程;D.choice选择。根据“her old but big computer monitor(显示器)”可知,埃里卡给了作者她的电脑显示器,应是作为礼物给她。故选B。
6.C 考查名词辨析。句意:这种看似微不足道的善意举动,却成了我急需的救命稻草。A.response反应;B.change改变;C.gesture动作;D.contribution贡献。根据前文“As she cleared out her lab space, she offered a”可知,埃里卡离开时,送给作者礼物,这是看似微不足道的善意举动。故选C。
7.B 考查动词辨析。句意:这种看似微不足道的善意举动,却成了我急需的救命稻草。A.shared分享;B.needed需要;C.provided提供;D.experienced经历。根据前文“I was 3 years into my Ph.D.Yet I still felt in the”可知,作者正为毕不了业感到迷茫和焦虑,这时候这种善意的举动,正是作者需要的。故选B。
8.A 考查名词辨析。句意:对我来说,这个显示器提醒我,我的社区即使不在我身边也会支持我。A.reminder提醒;B.result后果;C.form表格;D.proposal建议。根据“my community supports me even when they aren't”可知,此处应是提醒作者,她的社区即使不在她身边也会支持她。故选A。
9.D 考查副词辨析。句意:对我来说,这个显示器提醒我,我的社区即使不在我身边也会支持我。A.eventually最后;B.fortunately幸运地;C.acceptably可接受地;D.physically身体上。根据“my community supports me even”可知,此处应是社区即使不在身边也会支持作者。故选D。
10.D 考查动词短语辨析。句意:在使用了多年的小笔记本电脑后,我惊讶地发现,有一台额外的显示器对我的工作有多大的帮助。A.kept back不前进;B.looked into观察;C.turned down拒绝;D.blown away使印象深刻。根据“how much my work benefited from having an additional screen”可知,有一台额外的显示器对作者的工作有很大帮助,所以让她印象深刻。故选D。
11.C 考查形容词辨析。句意:从这个更广阔的视角,我开始喜欢上写作。A.slower更慢的;B.emptier更空的;C.broader更广阔的;D.heavier更重的。根据前文“how much my work benefited from having an additional screen”可知,有了额外的显示器,作者的视角应是更广阔的。故选C。
12.B 考查名词辨析。句意:我与显示器相伴的时光也走到了尽头,我想继续传递关怀与姐妹情谊的接力棒。A.comparison比较;B.time时间;C.communication交流;D.satisfaction满意。根据前文“Then I graduated.”可知,作者毕业了将要离开,所以是与显示器相伴的时光走到了尽头。故选B。
13.A 考查动词辨析。句意:我与显示器相伴的时光也走到了尽头,我想继续传递关怀与姐妹情谊的接力棒。A.continue继续;B.found创办;C.restore恢复;D.check检查。根据后文“So, I offered it to another woman engineer”可知,作者想继续传递关怀与姐妹情谊,把显示器送给了另一个女工程师。故选A。
14.A 考查名词辨析。句意:这也有助于巩固她的信念,让她感受到自己也是与支持她的人们在一起的——就像曾经的我一样。A.sense信念;B.achievement成就;C.dream梦想;D.character性格。根据“she is in community with people who support her”可知,“自己也是与支持她的人们在一起的”是一种信念。故选A。
15.C 考查形容词辨析。句意:就这样,一台普通的显示器产生了连锁反应。A.expensive昂贵的;B.artificial人工的;C.ordinary普通的;D.adjustable可调节的。根据前文“her old but big computer monitor”可知,这就是一台普通的显示器。故选C。
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