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2020年福州市高中毕业班第三次质量检测英语试卷第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B.C和D)中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWanttobemoresuccessful?Ifso,thenyouneedtoreadafewself-helpbooks.Herearefourpopularonestogetyougoing.59Seconds(2009)byRichardWisemanThisisaself-helpbookwithadifference.Wiseman,ascientist,usessciencetoprovemanyself-helpmyths(神话)arefalse.Forexample,self-helpbookssaythatifyouwanttoachieveagoal,youshouldvisualizeit.ButWisemansaysthat'stheworstthingtodo.Studiesshowthatyouneedtovisualizethestepsrequiredtoachievethegoal.HowtoWinFriends&InfluencePeople(1936)-byDaleCarnegieThisisthebookthatlaunchedtheself-helptype.Carnegiesaysfinancialsuccessis15%professionalknowledgeand85%theabilitytoexpressideas,assumeleadership,andmotivatepeople.Thebookisfullofpracticaladviceonhowtoinfluencepeoplebymakingthemlikeyou.TheMillionaireNextDoor(1996)byThomasStanley&WlliamDankoTheauthorsofthisbookspentyearsinterviewingAmericanmillionairestofigureoutthesecretsoftheirsuccess.Andtheydiscoveredthatamajorityofmillionairesdon'tliveluxurylifestyles.They'rerichbecausetheylivebelowtheirmeansandreinvestwhattheyearn.WhoMovedMyCheese?(1998)-bySpencerJohnsonWhoMovedMyCheese?AnAmazingWaytoDealwithChangeinYourWorkandinYourLife,publishedonSeptember8,1998,isamotivationalbusinessfable(寓言).Thetextdescribeschangeinone'sworkandlife,andfourtypicalreactionstothosechangesbytwomiceandtwolittlepeople，duringtheirhuntforcheese.21.Whatisthekeytoachievingsuccessin59Seconds?A.Toemployscience.B.Tofollowexamples.C.Topictureprocedures.D.Tovisualizethegoal.22.WhatisDaleCarnegie'sbookmainlyabout?A.Howtomasteroccupationalknowledge.B.Howtoapplypracticaltechniques.C.Howtogainstrongmanagement.D.Howtobecomepopularpersons.23.Whichbookcanhelpyouadapttochangeinyourlife?A.59SecondsB.WhoMovedMyCheese?C.TheMillionaireNextDoorD.HowtoWinFriends&InfluencePeopleBWhenMilletwasaboyheworkedonhisneedyfather'sfarm.Attheresthourinthefieldstheotherworkerswouldalltakenaps,butyoungMilletwouldspendtimedrawing,FinallythevillagewherehelivedgavehimalittlemoneytoParistostudyart.WhenMilletreachedParishehadatoughtime.Fortunately,whenhewasalmoststarving,someoneboughtoneofhispeasantpaintings,whichenabledhisfamilytoleaveforBarbizon.Millet'spicturesofpeasantsatworkwerepaintedinauniqueway.Thepainterwouldgooutonthefarmsandwatchthemcarefully--digging,hoeing,spreadingmanure,sawingwood,orsowinggrain.Thenhewouldcomehomeandpaintwhathehadseen.Soastonishinglyaccuratewashismemorythathecouldpaintathomewithoutmodelsandgetallthemovementsofhisfiguresright.Whenhedidneedafiguretogobyhewouldaskhiswifetoposeforhim.OneofhisnotedartworksiscalledTheSower,whichshowsamanseeding.Hereachesintohisbagforseedandthenswingsbackwardtoscattertheseed,andwitheachswingofhishandthesowerstridesforward.InMillet'spicturethesowerhasbeenworkinghard,buthisswingingstepandarmstillmovesmoothly,likeamachine.Onlytheman'sheadrevealshisgreattiredness.Anothermasterpieceiscalled“TheGleaners.Agleanerissomeonepickinguptheleftoverinthefieldafterthewheatharvest.WhenfarmersnearBarbizonareextremelybadly-off,eventhelittlethegleanerscanfindisahelp.YoucanseefromMillet'spicturewhatback-breakingworkgleaningmustbe.24.WhatdoweknowaboutMillet?A.Hiswifesupportedhimtobeapainter.B.Hewaskeenonpaintingasakid.C.HespenthiswholelifeinBarbizon.D.HewasbroughtupinParis.25.Howdidhepaintthelaboringfarmers?A.Askingmodelsforhelp.B.Imaginingfiguresinthefield.C.Rememberingwhathehadobserved.D.Recallingthedaysonhisfather'sfarm.26.WhatdoMillet'sworksconvey?A.Thefarmers'hardships.B.Thesceneoffarming.C.Hisloveforthevillage.D.Hisanxietyaboutthefarmers.27.WhatpaintingstyleofMilletcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Impressionistic.B.Abstract.C.Romantic.D.Realistic.CTheLondonInterdisciplinarySchool(LIS),scheduledtoopenin2021withatargetofadmitting100students,willabandontraditionalacademicsubjectsandofferathreeyearbachelorofartsandsciencesdegreedesignedtodealwithreal-worldissues.Thecurriculumisbuiltaroundinterdisciplinaryproblems--knifecrime,childhoodobesity,plasticpollution,amongothers--aswellasquantitativeandqualitativeresearchskills.EmployersliketheMetPoliceandVirginwillprovideprojectideasandofferfive-weekworkexperienceforstudents.“We'regoingtotryandcreateareallytransformationaleducationalexperiencewhereallthepeopleintheinstitutionarewakingupeverymorningandsaying,‘Howcanwetakethesebrilliantyoungpeopleandgivethemanamazinglearningexperience?saysEdFidoe,aco-founderoftheLIS.TheideaissimilartoaU.S.liberalarts(通识教育)degreebutalsomorespecificallyfocusedonmultiplesubjects-economics,psychology,sociology,statistic,etc.-tosolvecomplexproblemslikechildhoodobesity.Inotherwords,theproblem,notthesubject,sitsatthecenterofthecurriculum.Theskillsstudentsdevelop,thefoundershope,willmorecloselycomeintoagreementwithwhatanAl-infused,automatedworlddemands:collaboration(协作)betweenpeopleandmachines,criticalthinking,speakingandwritingsill，anddatamanagement,tonamejustafewthings.Thechallengesofbuildinganewuniversityfromscratcharedaunting(令人生畏的):studentshavetosignufor,andpayfor,somethinguntested;alltheteacherswillhavetote