1、2021届高三英语整合训练01（B）I . 阅读理解:A It is difficult to imagine what life would be like without memory. The meanings of thousands of everyday perceptions, the basis for the decisions we make, and the roots of our habits and skills are to be found in our past experiences, which are brought into the present b
2、y memory.Memory can be defined as the capacity to keep information available for later use. It not only includes remembering things like arithmetic or historical facts, but also involves any change in the way an animal typically behaves. Memory is involved when a rat gives up eating grain because he
3、 has sniffed (嗅出)something suspicious in the grain pile.Memory exists not only in humans and animals but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to compare the memory storage capacity of a computer with tha
4、t of a human being. The instant access memory of a large computer may hold up to 100,000 wordsstring of alphabetic or numerical charactersready for instant use. An average U.S. teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total am
5、ount of information that the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight.The use of words is the basis of the advanced problem-solving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a persons memory is in terms of words and combi
6、nations of words. But while language greatly expands the number and the king of things a person can remember, it also requires a huge memory capacity. It may well be this capacity that distinguishes humans, setting them apart from other animals.1. Which of the following is TRUE about memory?A. It he
7、lps us notice things happening around us every day.B. It is based on the decisions we made in the past.C. It is rooted in our past habits and skills.D. It connects our past experiences with the present.2. According to the passage, memory is helpful in ones life in the following aspects EXCEPTthat _.
8、A. it involves a change in ones behavior B. it keeps information for later useC. it warns people not to do things repeatedlyD. it enables one to remember events that happened in the past3. What is the authors view about computers and human beings in terms of intelligence?A. Computers have better mem
9、ory than a child does.B. Computers are as intelligent as a teenager is.C. Computers can understand as many as 100,000 words.D. Human beings are far superior to computers.4. What is the major characteristic of mans memory capacity according to the author?A. It can be expanded by language. B. It can r
10、emember all the combined words. C. It may keep all the information in the past. D. It may change what has been stored in it.BWhats On StageAn acrobatic show: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe（剧团）will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real
11、. Chills will run down your spine（脊柱）as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.Time: 7:30 p.m., September 13-19Place: Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng DistrictExhibitionsJoint Show: A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshiche
12、ng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.Time: 9:00 a. m.5:00 p.m. until September 10Place: Huangshicheng Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng DistrictOil paintings: The Wanfung Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil painting
13、by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wondrous variety of life in unique styles.Time: 9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m. until September 15Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng DistrictLiterature museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Litera
14、ture offers an in-depth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.Time: 9:00 a.m.4:00 p.m., dailyPlace: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District(Shaoyaoju area)ConcertsBeijing rocks: “The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next
15、month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.Time: September 16Place: The Olympic CenterBelgium Orch
16、estra：La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orehestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world in memory of the 250th anniversary of Bachs death.Time: 7:30 p.m. September 1114Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Pa
17、lace of Nationalities5. What do you think of the acrobatic show mentioned here?A. When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold. B. Something strange will puzzle everyone, including scientists. C. Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised. D. Even the bravest ones will be too frightene
18、d to go on watching6. The most characteristic thing about the Fashion Night of Chinese Rock is that . A. it will let the audience choose the performers and the music B. it is to bring thousands of rock fans out of their homes C. it will certainly cause a rock storm throughout China D. it is to be he
19、ld in memory of one of the greatest musicians7. Suppose it is September 14 today, how many activities can people choose to attend? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5.8. On the whole, we can conclude . A. people in Beijing prefer modern culture to something traditional B. there are usually more cultural activiti
20、es in September than in any other month C. most of the cultural activities in Beijing are for foreign visitors only D. we can enjoy a large variety of cultural activities in BeijingCLevi Strauss, who was born in 1830 and went to the USA at the age of 17, sat in the saloon and drank his beer slowly.
21、He began to think. Business was not good. Nobody wanted to buy anything. He thought about the canvas and the pots and pans on the wagon. Then he remembered the hole in Hanks trousers. Suddenly, he had an idea-“pants”, he jumped up and shouted, “Everyone needs pants.” He hurried to a tailor and gave
22、him all his canvas.“I want you to make pants with this canvas,” he said. “Can you do that?”“Yes, of course,” said the tailor, “What name is it? ”“Strauss, Levi Strauss.”It was the beginning of jeans. Now more than a hundred years later, people wear jeans all over the world and everyone knows the nam
23、e of Levi Strauss. In the 1860s, farmers, rail-road workers, cowboys and miners helped to develop the new land. Life was hard. They worked for long hours in all kinds of weather. They wore trousers made by Levi Strauss. They were the first people to wear jeans in America. Jeans first came to Europe
24、with the American soldiers during World War II. Soon, workers in Europe were wearing them. Workers liked them: they were cheap, hardwearing and practical. They were not popular with young people generally until the late 1950s and early 1960s.It came suddenly. It started in America and it crossed the
25、 Atlantic quickly. It was a new kind of music, a new kind of dance. Rock n Roll. The king of Rock n Roll was Elvis Presley. Teenagers loved him. At home he wore a T shirt, an old leather jacket and blue jeans, so more and more teenagers began to wear jeans. They liked them tight.9. All the following
26、 statements are True except _.A. Jeans could first be seen in Europe during World War IIB. Jeans were not popular with all the American people until the late 1950s and early 1960s C. Many people show interest in jeansD. Farmers, railroad workers, cowboys and miners were the first people to wear jean
27、s in America10. Which of the following is the right order in jeans spreading?a. More and more teenagers began to wear jeans.b. More than a hundred years later people wear jeans all over the world.c. Farmers, railroad workers, cowboys and miners started to wear jeans.d. Soon, workers in Europe were w
28、earing jeans.e. Not until the late 1950s and early 1960s were jeans popular with young people.f. Levi Strauss had jeans made at 17.A. f,c,d,b,e,aB. c,d,f,e,a,bC. a,c,d,e,b,fD. f,c,d,e,a,b 11. Jeans became popular among the teenagers because _.A. they were cheap, hardwearing and practical B. they lik
29、ed them tightC. their idol liked wearing them D. they just came out like a new kind of music, a new kind of dance12. The best title for the passage can be _.A. Levi Strauss, First Man to Invent Jeans B. The Best TrousersJeansC. How Jeans Comes Out And Spreads D. Reasons for Jeans Spreading II任务型阅读 (
30、每空一词)There are a number of languages spoken throughout the world. Every person knows at least one language, which he learns in his childhood and is routinely used for speaking and writing. However, many people are fond of learning two or more languages, so they try to be bilingual, which means that
31、they try to have the knowledge of two or more languages. And being bilingual can bring a person a number of benefits in various aspects. For example:A person can get cognitive benefits from it. The bilingual people have two or more words for each idea and object. Therefore, a bilingual person can de
32、velop a creative thinking. The bilinguals are aware of which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. So they are more sensitive to the needs of the listener than the people who only use one language: being bilingual also improves and enriches a persons mental developme
33、nt.Being bilingual has a positive effect on a persons character. The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages. It increases a sense of self-esteem. Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different people from different countries.
34、A bilingual education offers better curriculum results. The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests. The bilinguals find it quite easy to learn and speak three, four or more languages.Being bilingual offers potential employment benefits. It offers a wider choice of job
35、s in various fields. The bilinguals can get a great many career opportunities in transport, tourism, public relations, marketing and sales, banking, translation, law, teaching and so on. So it can be concluded from the above that we should try our best to learn and master two or more languages.Title
36、: Advantages of being 1._2._Having the knowledge of two or more languages.BenefitsCognition Make a person think 3._. Make a person more sensitive to the listeners 4._. Improve and enrich a persons mental development.5._ Increase a persons sense of 6._.Create a powerful link in different people from different countries.Curriculum Enable a person to7._ better in examinations and tests. Make a person easily learn and speak more languages.8._ Offer a person more 9._ in finding jobs. 10._We should try our best to learn and master two or more languages.
