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1按秘密级事项管理★启用前高三阶段性检测试题英语注意事项:1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATheNewYorkSeeItAllTourisexactlywhatitsoundslike:anall-inclusiveguidedtourofNewYorkCity.CentralParkOneofthemostfamousparksintheworld,CentralParkisaman-madewonder.NotonlyisitthefirstpublicparkbuiltinAmerica,butitisalsooneofthemostfrequentlyvisitedparks,withover25millionguestsperyear.SetinthemiddleofbusyManhattan,itsgroundsserveasasafeharbor,notonlyforathletes,andmusiciansbutalsoforlotsofmigratorybirdseachyear.Onecanspendanentirepeacefuldaywanderingitsgrounds,gazinguponnearly50fountains,monuments,andsculptures,oradmiringits36bridges.HudsonRiverParkHudsonRiverParkisawatersideparkontheHudsonRiverthatextendsfrom59thStreetsouthtoBatteryParkintheNewYorkCitydistrictofManhattan.Bicycleandpedestrianpaths,includingtheManhattanWaterfrontGreenway,spantheparknorthtosouth,openingupthewaterfrontforthepublictorelax.Theparkincludestennisandsoccerfields,children’splayground,dogrun,andmanyotherfeatures.WashingtonSquareParkWashingtonSquare,locatedintheheartofGreenwichVillage,isaverypopularandoftencrowdedsquare.Peoplefromallbackgroundsgathertothislargesquaredottedwithtrees.CentralParkZooTheCentralParkZooisasmall6.5-acrezoolocatedonCentralParkinNewYorkCity.Thezoobeganinthe1860s,makingitthefirstofficialzootoopeninNewYork.Thezoowasimprovedin1934,withtheadditionofmanynewbuildingsrangedinasquarearoundthesealion2pool.Finally,thezoowasrepairedinthemid-1980sandreopenedin1988,replacingtheold-fashionedcageswithnaturalisticenvironments.1.WhichparkissetintheheartofGreenwichVillage?A.CentralPark.B.HudsonRiverPark.C.CentralParkZoo.D.WashingtonSquarePark.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutCentralPark?A.Itisprimarilyanartificialpark.B.Itisthefirstpublicparkbuiltintheworld.C.Itwasthemostcrowdedparkwhenfirstbuilt.D.Itespeciallyattractspedestriansandartists.3.WhenwasthefirstofficialzooinNewYorkrepairedforthefirsttime?A.Inthe1860s.B.In1934.C.Inthemid-1980s.D.In1988.BThereisasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSoMuchTroubleinTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereasonwhytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerancebetweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo—thatiswhyitmadeNovember16th“InternationalDayforTolerance”.Butfirst,whatistolerance?AccordingtoFrenchphilosopherVoltaire,“Toleranceistheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedoffrailty(脆弱)anderror;letuspardoneachother’sfool—thatisthefirstlawofnature.”Veryoften,peopledonotrealizethattheyareintolerant.Thisisbecauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUN’scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendonotputthemselvesintheshoesofwomen.Itisworththinkingalittleaboutthewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”.Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhichwearespeakinghere?Toagreetobe“tolerant”ofsomeoneisnotnecessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimpliesthatthereissomethingwrongwiththem.Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthisweaknessissomethingthatweallshare.Thatisthereasonweshouldbetolerant.Itisalittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.4.WhatisthepurposeoftheUN“InternationalDayforTolerance”?A.TocelebratethefoundingoftheUN.3B.Tosolvetheproblemofglobalwarming.C.Tochangepeople’sopiniontowardsglobalization.D.Toarousetheawarenessoftoleranceamongpeople.5.Whydomenbehaveintolerantlytowardswomen?A.BecausemendonotrealizethepurposeoftheUN.B.Becausemenarephysicallystrongerthanwomen.C.Becausemenarenotwillingtounderstandwomen.D.Becausemendonotappreciatetheshoesofwomen.6.Whyisitmeaninglesstousethewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”?A.Becausetheycannotbeusedinarespectfulway.B.BecausetheyarehardtopronounceinEnglish.C.Becausetheycannotbetranslatedintootherlanguages.D.Becausetheydonotexpresstheexactmeaningpeoplereferto.7.Inwhatsenseis“tolerance”similarto“generosity”?A.Humanstendtofindfaultsinothers.B.Humansneedtogivesomethingtoothers.C.Humansareadvisedtotreatothersbetter.D.Humanschangetheirattitudestowardsothers.CThepracticeofstudentsendlesslycopyinglettersandsentencesfromablackboardisathingofthepast.Withthecomingofnewtechnologieslikecomputersandsmartphones,writingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofnostalgic(怀旧的)skill.However,whiletoday’seducatorsareusingmoreandmoretechnologyintheirteaching,manybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful—bothinschoolandinlife.VirginiaBerninger,professorofeducationalpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington,saysit’simportanttocontinueteachinghandwritingandhelpchildrenacquiretheskillofwritingbyhand.Berningerandhercolleaguesconductedastudythatlookedattheabilityofstudentstocompletevariouswritingtasks—bothonacomputerandbyhand.Thestudy,publishedin2009,foundthatwhenwritingwithapenandpaper,participantswrotelongeressaysandmorecompletesentencesandhadafasterwordproductionrate.Inamorerecentstudy,Berningerlookeda