邵阳市高三第三次联考英语试题.docx
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邵阳市高三第三次联考英语试题
2021年邵阳市高三第三次联考英语试题
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RecentlyIspoketosomeofmystudentsaboutwhattheywantedtodoaftertheygraduated,andwhatkindofjobprospectstheythoughttheyhad.
GiventhatIteachstudentswhoaretrainedtobedoctors,Iwassurprisedtofindthatmostthoughtthattheywouldnotbeabletogetthejobstheywantedwithout“outsidehelp”.“Whatkindofhelpisthat?
”Iasked,expectingthemtotellmethattheywouldneedarelativeorfamilyfriendtohelpthemout.
“Surgery(外科手术),”onereplied.Iwasprettyalarmedbythatresponse.Itseemsthatthegraduatesoftodayareincreasinglywillingtogoundertheknifetogetaheadofotherswhenitcomestogettingajob.Onegirltoldmethatshewasconsideringsurgerytoincreaseherheight.“Theybreakyourlegs,putinspecialextendingscrews,andslowlyexpandthegapbetweenthetwoendsoftheboneasitregrows.Youcangetatleast5cmtaller!
”
Atthatpoint,Iwasshocked.Iamshort.Ican’tdenythat,butIdon’tthinkIwouldputmyselfthroughmonthsofagony(痛苦)justtobeafewcentimeterstaller.Idon’tevenbothertowearshoeswiththicksoles,asI’mnottryingtohidethefactthatIamjustnottall!
Itseemstomethatthereisatrendtowardwanting“perfection”,andthatisanidealthatjustdoesnotexistinreality.
Nooneisbornperfect,yetmagazines,TVshowsandmoviespresentimagesofthin,tall,beautifulpeopleasbeingthenorm.Advertisementsforslimmingaids,beautytreatmentsandcosmeticsurgeryclinicsfillthepagesofnewspapers,furthercreatinganideathat“perfection”isarequirement,andthatitmustbepurchased,nomatterwhatthecostis.Inmyopinion,skills,ratherthanappearance,shoulddeterminehowsuccessfulapersonisinhischosencareer.
1.Manygraduatestodayturntocosmeticsurgeryto.
A.marryabetterman/woman
B.becomeamodel
C.getanadvantageoverothersinjob-hunting
D.attractmoreadmirers
2.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorbelievesthat.
A.everyoneshouldpursueperfection,whateverthecostis
B.it’srightforgraduatestoaskforotherstohelpthemoutinhuntingforjobs
C.mediaaretoblameformisleadingyoungpeopleintheirseekingforsurgery
D.itisone’sappearanceinsteadofskillsthatreallymattersinone’scareer
3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisheight?
A.Hehatestobecalledashortman.
B.Hetriestoincreasehisheightthroughsurgery.
C.Healwayswearsshoeswiththicksolestohidethefact.
D.Hejustacceptsitasitis.
Backin2003an86-year-oldmandrovehisBuickthroughacrowdedfarmers’market.Ninepeoplewerekilled.Morethanfifty-fourpeoplewerehurt,fourteenwithseriousinjuries.Whenhefinallystopped,the86-year-oldmangotouthiscarandscreamedatpeopletogetoutoftheway.Noalcoholordrugswerefoundinhissystem.Apparently,hewasjustoldandconfused.
Thisisafrighteningaccident,anditisnotarareone.Therearemanyexamplesofelderlydriversdrivingintoswimmingpools,houses,storefronts,orworse.
Inourteenageyears,weallheard“drivingisnotaright;it’saprivilege.”Thatisstilltrue,andtherecomesanagewhendrivingisnolongeraprivilegethatcanbeallowed.Afteracertainage,eyesightanddementia(痴呆)areveryseriousconcerns.Undoubtedly,theseage-relatedproblemsaffectsomeolderadults’drivingability.Bythetimeapersonisbetweeneighty-fiveandninetyyearsold,hisorherdrivingprivilegeshouldbeexamined.
Licensinglawsvarygreatlyfromstatetostate,andit’stimeforanationallawonthemaximumagelimitfordriving.Themotivationforthislawissafety.Anotheroptionistostartwithlawsthatbananyoneovertheageofeighty-fivefromdrivingaftersundown,becausedrivingconditionsarenotassafeasdaylighthours.Stillanotheroptionthatmayallowelderlydriverstocontinuedrivingcouldbenewtechnologylikeavoicewarningsystemthatcautionsdriversonbusystreetsorattrafficlights.Finally,sincetherearelawsagainstdrivingundertheinfluenceofalcoholanddrugs,shouldn’tsomeprescriptiondrugsalsobeincluded?
Theaverageageof85-year-oldisundoubtedlytakingatleastoneprescriptiondrugdaily.
Thethoughtofan86-year-olddriverwithfailingeyesightrunningdowntheroadinatwo-tonpieceofmetalisunsettlingtousall.Drivingatanadvancedageisnotonlychallengingfortheelderlydrivers,butalsoit’sdangerousfortherestofus.
4.Thefirstparagraphiswritteninordertoshow_________.
A.theharmofdrivingatanoldage
B.theimportanceoftrafficsafety
C.trafficaccidentsareontherise
D.manyelderlydriversarecareless
5.Theauthorsuggeststhatthereshouldbenewlawsagainstdriving__________.
A.overeighty-five
B.betweensunsetanddawn
C.withthehelpofvoicewarningsystems
D.undertheinfluenceofprescriptiondrugs
6.Theunderlinedword“unsettling”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“________”.
A.disappointingB.worrying
C.touchingD.interesting
7.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Howtokeepoldpeoplesafeontheroad?
B.Aredriverswellprotectedbylicensinglaws?
C.Shouldtherebeanagelimitforelderlydrivers?
D.Isdrivingarightoraprivilegeforanoldperson?
Mainpeoplebelievethattheonlywaytomakeourcommunitiessaferistobuildmoreprisons.Butthere'sawaytobetterprotectcitiesandtownsbydoingjusttheopposite.
Inmanycountriesthroughouttheworld,prisonpopulationshaverisendramaticallyoverthepastdecade.Oneofthemainreasonsforthisisthelargenumberofrepeatoffenders,thatispeoplewhobreakthelawagainareoncefreedfromjail.Statisticsshowthataboutoneinfourprisonersfreedeveryyearreturntojailwithinthreeyears.
Thisispartlybecauseex-prisonersfacehugedifficultyfindingemployment.Morethanathirdofthemcannotfindanyjobatall.Datashowthathavingajobgreatlyreducesthechancesthatapersonwillcommitacrimeagainorcommitoneinthefirstplace.Releasedprisonerswhodomanagetofindsteadyemploymentare50percentlesslikelytoreturntoprison.Ratherthanharmingacommunity,havingajobhelpsex-prisonerstochangetheirwaysandmakeapositiveandproductivecontributiontotheircommunities.
What'smore,helpingthesemenandwomenfindjobswouldalsosavetaxpayersalotofmoney.Fewprisonerswouldsavegovernmentsmillionsorpossiblyevenbillionsofdollarsannually:
thecostsofbuildingandoperatingjails.
Therearemanythingsthatthegovernmentcandotohelpex-prisonersfindwork.Morejobtrainingprogramsshouldbeintroducedtoprovideprisonerswithworkskillsbeforetheyarefreed.Companiesandfactoriesshouldalsobegiventaxbenefitsiftheyemployex-prisoners.Suchprogramshavebeenshowntoworkinseveralcountries.
Suchpoliciesofcourseassurethatfreedcriminalsactuallywanttowork.Butshouldn'ttheybegiventhechance?
Ourgoal,afterall,shouldn’tbetoincarcerateasmanyprisonersaspossible,buttobuildasocietythatdoesn'tneedtoputsuchalargepercentageofitspopulationinjail.Weshouldtakeastepinthatdirectionandhelpprisonersfindself-respectandpurposethroughwork.
8.Whatpercentageoffreedprisonersreturnstoprisonwithinthreeyears?
A.65%.B.50%.
C.33%.D.25%.
9.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecontentofthefifthparagraph?
A.Facts.B.Arguments.
C.Recommendations.D.Requirements.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"incarcerate"inthelastparagraphmean?
A.setfreeB.lockup
C.employD.separate
11.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthoragreewith?
A.Tougherpunishmentwillreducecrime.
B.Mostprisonersdonotdeservetobeinprison.
C.Economicconditionsareamajorcauseofcrime.
D.Prisonpopulationsarelikelytoincreaseinthefuture.
“Creativityisthekeytoabrighterfuture,”sayseducationandbusinessexperts.Hereishowschoolsandparentscanencouragethisimportantskillinchildren.
ItDickDrewhadlistenedtohisbossin1925,wemightnothaveaproductthatwenowthinkofasofgreatimportance:
anewtypeoftape.DrewworkedfortheMinnesotaMiningCompany.Atworkhedevelopedakindofmaterialstrongenoughtoholdthingstogether.Buthisbosstoldhimnottothinkmoreabouttheidea.Finally,usinghisowntime,Drewimprovedthetape,whichnowisusedeverywherebymanypeople.Andhisformercompanylearnedfromitsmistake.Nowitencouragespeopletospend15percentoftheirworktimejustthinkingaboutanddevelopingnewideas.
Creativityisnotsomethingoneisjustbornwith,norisitnecessarilyacharacterofhighintelligence.Thefactthatapersonishighlyintelligentdoesnotmeanthatheusesitcreatively.Creativityisthematterofusingtheresourcesonehastoproducenewideasthataregoodforsomething.
Unfortunately,schoolshavenottriedtoencouragecreativity.Withstrongattentiontotestresultsandthedevelopmentofreading,writingandmathematicalskills,manyeducatorsgiveupcreativityforcorrectanswers.Theresultisthatchildrencangivebackinformationbutcan’trecognizewaystouseitinnewsituation.Theymayknowtherulescorrectlybuttheyareunabletousethemtoworkoutpracticalproblems.
Itisimportanttogivechildrenchoices.Fromtheearliestage,childrenshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsandunderstandtheirresults.Evenifit'schoosingbetweentwofooditemsforlunch,decision-makinghelpsthinkingskills.Aschildrengrowolder,parentsshouldtrytolettheirchildrendecidehowtousetheirtimeorspendtheirmoney.Thisisbecausethemostimportantcharacterofcreativepeopleisaverystrongd
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