1、2022届山西省太原市高三模拟考试（二）英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解When you travel on a London bus, we want you to have the best experience possible. If you havent used our services before, here are some tips for your reference. Face coverings. You must wear a face covering, over your nose and mouth, for the full durati
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5、h travel advice, route and bus stop information and departure times, report any safety concerns or hand in lost property. Vauxhall Bus StationMonday to Friday. 06:30-22:00Saturday/Sunday. 10:00-18:0033 Bondway, Lambeth SW8 2LNWalthamstow Bus StationMonday to Sunday, 06:30-22:00Selborne Road. Waltham
6、 Forest E17 7JPStratford Regional Bus Station24 hours 7 daysGreat Bastern Road, Newham E15 1XDWest Croydon Bus StationMonday to Saturday. 06:30-22:00Sunday, 10:00-18:00Station Road, Croydon CR0 2RD1What is required when you use the bus services?APaying in cash.BWearing a mask.CListening for the bell
7、.DTravelling at quieter hours.2What can passengers do at the controller office?ARecover lost items.BProvide some services.CRead safety instructions.DApply for an Oyster card.3Which station can be travelers choice at midnight?AVauxhall.BWalthamstow.CStratford Regional.DWest Croydon.If it werent for p
8、assionate people, this would be a dull world indeed. Peter Cavanagh, of Lopez Island, certainly qualifies in the passionate category, having taken 600, 000 pictures of birds all over the world in the past 13 years. Cavanagh, 73, is a retired professor in the University of Washington. He minored in m
9、ath and is an instrument-rated pilot. His pictures mostly capture birds in flight, not on a perch (栖息). “I have a sense of wonder at flight because it is the most highly complex form of movement in the entire animal kingdom,” says Cavanagh. “Humans have spent more than six centuries trying to imitat
10、e bird flight but still have not produced flying machines with all of the complexity, flexibility and performance that is commonplace for birds.” For birds, the math of it all just happens. A small bird such as the American kestrel, the smallest falcon (猎鹰) in our region at about 4 ounces, sits and
11、waits for prey. Meanwhile, to achieve fight, a 90-ton commercial jet is filled with electronics and computer systems. “Birds have flying abilities we have not come close to matching in airplanes,” says Cavanagh. The Royal Aeronautical Society in London, in a January 2021 posting, told how researcher
12、s at the University of Denmark did computer design of a Boeing 777 wing based on a birds wings. It was 5% lighter, which matters in fuel costs. In 2019, Airbus produced a “Bird of Prey” design that mimicked the eagles wing and tail structure for flight control. Cavanagh enjoys every minute of waitin
13、g, and waiting, and waiting, starting at sunrise to capture those images. “I am happiest in truly wild places where the human is a tolerated guest and they are the world of wild animals.”4What is Peter Cavanaghs passion?AMath education.BBird photography.CAirplane engineering.DWilderness exploration.
14、5Why did the author mention the American kestrel?ATo compare the sizes and weights of the birds.BTo show the importance of math in biomechanics.CTo prove the unmatched flying abilities of birds.DTo stress the diversity of native American species.6What does the underlined word “mimicked” mean in para
15、graph 4?AImitated.BAbandoned.COutperformed.DDiscovered.7Which word best describes Peter Cavanaghs attitude to nature according to the last paragraph?ASkeptical.BRespectful.CObjective.DIndifferent.When we see someone for the first time, we interpret many tiny things from their faces. But since the pa
16、ndemic began, we have often been interacting with people whose faces we can only half see. And this goes both ways, weakening our ability to offer a friendly smile. So what does it mean to go more than a year without seeing smiles as steadily as we did before?A 2020 research paper in the Journal of
17、Cosmetic Dermatology found that dividing the face into a visible half and invisible half might enhance the perception of negative emotions and decrease the perception of positive emotions. “Emotions such as surprise that use the mouth may be mistaken for strongly negative emotions such as anger or s
18、adness, and a smile may seem diminished or less genuine when the teeth and lips are covered,” the authors wrote. Peter Revenaugh has been studying how people interpret faces for years. He knows this firsthand. As a surgeon who often wears masks around patients, he is careful to use other cues to be
19、clear when, for example, he is making a joke. “Some of my jokes fall flat,” he said, because theyre not really sure. They cant see me smiling.”Ways to adjust to restricted facial communication include making more of an effort to analyse positivity. People can employ a cadence (抑扬顿挫) to their speech
20、to guide others, for example. Crinkling the corners of the eyes, a lighter tone of the voice, all can help. Revenaugh has tried to use his eyes more to express meaning. “Our eyes crinkle at the corner when were doing a true smile, and most people around the world recognize that as a happy feeling,”
21、he said. And when Revenaugh is with a patient, both masked, and he is joking? “Ill simply say, Im joking.” he said.8What can be inferred from paragraph 2?ASurprise is mainly expressed through the eyes.BNegative emotions always involve the mouth.CHalf of our emotions are mistaken due to wearing masks
22、.DThe mouth can be very helpful in interpreting an emotion.9What gives Revenaugh an advantage in understanding the perception of emotions?AHis occupation.BHis personality.CHis sense of humor.DHis interpreting skills.10How does Revenaugh make sure his jokes dont fall flat?ABy whispering his jokes to
23、people.BBy making gestures with his hands.CBy identifying his patients in a positive way.DBy telling his intention directly to the patients.11What could be the best title of the text?ASide Effects of Facial CommunicationBBringing Back Smiles in the PandemicCHow to Improve Masked CommunicationDHow to
24、 Change the Way People Wear Masks“That sounds great,” a producer for a television show said to me backstage. “We will be live in 30 minutes. And I need you to say exactly what you just said.”I started rehearsing(排练) immediately. I had ten minutes before he came to me to talk about another series he
25、was developing. I almost asked him if we could postpone that conversation, but I figured since I had already run through my speech twice in a row, Id be fine. Unfortunately, I was right. I was fine. Not outstanding. Not exceptional. Just.fine. My transitions were weak, and I totally forgot one of th
26、e major points I wanted to make, which, according to Hermann Ebbinghaus, the pioneer of quantitative memory research, should have come as no surprise. Ebbinghaus is best known for discovering the forgetting curve, which describes how new information fades away. Once youve learned something new, near
27、ly half of that information “disappears” in just 20 minutes; after a day, the curve levels off. According to Benedict Carey, author of How We Learn, what we learn doesnt necessarily fade; it just becomes less accessible. In my case, I hadnt forgotten a key point; otherwise I wouldnt have realized, m
28、inutes after, that I left it out. I just didnt access that information when I needed it. Ebbinghaus would have given Carey a like if he were still alive today: he determined that even when we think weve forgotten something, some portion of it is still filed away, which makes the process of relearnin
29、g a lot more efficient. Thats where spaced repetition comes in. Wherever learning is concerned, time is everything. Not large blocks of time, though. But time to forget and then relearn, time to lose and then strengthen, access, time to let memories and connections become disorganized and then tidy
30、them back up again. This is importantto make your emotions work for you, not against you. Forgive yourself for forgetting. Accept that forgettingthe feeling that you arent making much progressis actually a key to the learning process.12What caused the author to leave out one of his major points?AFea
31、r of public speaking.BIncompetence in learning.CWrong communication skills.DLack of time for preparation.13What can we learn about Benedict Carey?AHis theory lays the foundation for Ebbinghauss discovery.BHis opinions are opposed to previous findings on memory.CHis findings are essentially in line w
32、ith those of Ebbinghaus.DHis book explains why some information can never be learned.14How should learners manage their time according to paragraph 7?ABy studying at proper intervals.BBy extending learning sessions.CBy avoiding losing any time available.DBy cleaning out memories once in a while.15Wh
33、at does the forgetting curve tell us about learning?ANo memory is ever permanent.BEmotions are barriers to learning.CThere is no need to stress over forgetting.D20 minutes is all one needs to learn something.二、七选五How to decorate with what you haveMaybe you are someone who does not believe in spendin
34、g a ton of money on things. After all, DIY does work wonders! In any case, the fact of the matter is that most of us would prefer to spend a little less money on our home decorations. _16_ So, lets see what we can do to decorate our homes with the lowest cost. Create a splendid wallBy creating a spl
35、endid wall, we do not mean building one. What creating a splendid wall means is simply decorating one particular wall in your preferred room with some things you might already have. These things could include the amazing piece of artwork hanging in your bedroom. _17_Books! Books! Books!Books have sa
36、t too long in your shelves, collecting all that dust. _18_While a book or two would certainly promote that coffee tables sitting grace, a few carefully placed ones could make the desks at your home feel more interesting. Show memories that are dear to youWithin our lives, we will find that we have b
37、een with some amazing people, visited some amazing places and shared some great times. _19_Whether it is the first painting your child made or the first gift your partner gave you, why not revisit and honor it as part of your home?Design a plate display_20_They have a contrasting shape or color with
38、 their surroundings. So, it is time to add some plates you have rarely used to the wall! Not only do plate displays look absolutely fun against a plain wall, but they can also greatly raise the overall playfulness of any decorations or colors around them.AIt is time to introduce them to their newer
39、homes.BSome objects we have remind us of those magical experiences.CThankfully, as the saying goes, “the best things in life are free”DSome items can be the eye-catching parts of your home decoration.ESo its fun to share it with others, or even revisit it, in our safe place.FOr it could be a special
40、 mirror that is standing covered in your house.GAnother equally important fact is that decorations are almost necessary.三、完形填空The two separate e-mails bearing good news landed in my inbox within hours of each other: my fifth grader had placed third in a poetry contest while my eighth grader received
41、 an honorable mention in a writing contest. Not only was I_21_of my girls for placing, but for having the confidence to_22_. Working at home, I had no one in_23_life to share the news with. So I went to the Facebook. I wrote a lovely status_24_starting out with “So proud of these two!” and went on t
42、o list their_25_. Just as I was about to share the post with my 800-plus Facebook friends, I_26_. Im not so sure how my girls would feel about the news going_27_, even though its positive. For_28_children, having their faces and activities pasted across the Internet mostly happens without their perm
43、ission, but its_29_now that my two older daughters are eleven and almost fourteen. They both have a Facebook page and we all_30_each other. Its unlikely that a post I make involving them will go_31_. As they travel through adolescence, I want to make sure I use_32_ to stay connected to my girls, no
44、alienate (疏远) myself from them. Posting about their victories might be seen as embarrassing rather than cause for_33_. Or, maybe publicly_34_my childrens achievements online is just another way to let them know how proud I am of them_35_ its “just” third place or an honorable mention. In a culture w
45、here it seems coming in first is all that_36_, I want my daughters to realize that their_37_and commitment are important, wherever they place. In the end, I waited until my_38_came home to ask them what they thought about me making the post. After reapproving the photo and the text, they both agreed
46、 it could_39_. My older one even let me tag her. “Thanks for_40_that, mom,” she said the next day. “It got 120 likes. You must be pretty proud.”21AafraidBproudCcarefulDsure22AcompeteBrespondCexploreDchange23AvividBsimpleCrealDvirtual24Ae-mailBstoryCupdateDname25AhobbiesBawardsCstrengthsDcourses26Afa
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